Northwest Blooms · Groundcovers
Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc'
Jeanne d'Arc Dutch Crocus
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Height
- 4 to 6 in
- Width
- 2 to 4 in (per clump of foliage and flowers)
- Flower color
- Pure white goblet-shaped flowers with upright petals
- Foliage color
- Medium green, narrow grass-like leaves with a central silvery stripe
- Bloom time
- Early to mid spring
- Light
- Full sun to partial shade
- Water
- Moderate moisture
- Maintenance
- Low; remove spent flowers to tidy appearance, allow foliage to die back naturally
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 3 to 8
- Wildlife
- Bees and other early-season pollinators
About this plant
Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' produces large, cup-shaped flowers in clear white, often highlighted by a soft lilac base and golden-orange stamens. Narrow, grasslike leaves emerge alongside the blooms, marked with a pale central stripe. The plant forms neat clumps that appear while winter still lingers.
Blooming in late winter to early spring, this cultivar belongs to the Dutch hybrid group developed in Europe during the nineteenth century. It is valued in lawns, rock gardens, borders, and containers, where early flowers provide welcome seasonal color and signal the return of spring, and naturalize gently in open grassy settings with reliable early performance each.
Works well in
Pollinator Gardens · Rock Gardens · Borders · Under Trees
Companion plants
Ferns · Primroses · Hostas · Siberian buglosses · Hellebores · Japanese anemones
Design tip
Position these white blooms where they catch the soft light of late winter mornings or early evenings. Their bright flowers naturally illuminate emerging spring plantings, creating crisp focal points that bring freshness and clarity to the earliest seasonal garden displays.