These beautiful crocuses are out unusually early. Perhaps winter has not been so cold after all, or perhaps the purple slate we put down has absorbed more sunlight and warmed the soil.
Crocus seems to come from Latin and Greek, κρόκος, in turn borrowed from words in Arabic, Hebrew and Aramaic that mean saffron. Crocus is modern but the OED says Old English had croh, although I haven't found a source for the word.
Early Crocus
These beautiful crocuses are out unusually early. Perhaps winter has not been so cold after all, or perhaps the purple slate we put down has absorbed more sunlight and warmed the soil.
Crocus seems to come from Latin and Greek, κρόκος, in turn borrowed from words in Arabic, Hebrew and Aramaic that mean saffron. Crocus is modern but the OED says Old English had croh, although I haven't found a source for the word.