Is Crocus deer resistant?
Crocus sp.
About Crocus
Deer largely ignore the flowers, but squirrels and voles dig the corms enthusiastically, so a wire mesh over new plantings is worth the trouble. Naturalises well in grass.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 4 to 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Crocus
Other bulbs with the same deer rating.
- Calla LilyZantedeschia sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- CamassiaCamassia leichtliniiZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- Canna LilyCanna sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- Elephant EarColocasia esculentaZones 8–11Seldom damaged
- GladiolusGladiolus sp.Zones 7–10, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- Glory LilyGloriosa superbaZones 8–12Seldom damaged
Where Crocus grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Crocus
- Is Crocus deer resistant?
- Crocus (Crocus sp.) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Crocus grow in?
- Crocus is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat. That is the range across the genus, so a named species or cultivar may be narrower.
- Does Crocus grow in shade?
- No. Crocus wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.