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Cream Beauty
Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty'
Cream Beauty blooms from February through March.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Cream Beauty
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–8. Expect it to reach about 4 in tall and 3 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (not yet checked).
What this means
Written with AI assistance and not yet checked plant by plant against recorded sources, so treat every fact above as a starting point. Its scientific name was checked against botanical registries, an audit keeps its values consistent with the rest of the library, and a July 2026 review re-read the main facts of every plant then in the library against horticultural authorities without recording a source for each, which is why none of that counts as checked here. The source-by-source check is working through the whole library in the open, and a checked plant says so in this row.
When to plant Cream Beauty
Cream Beauty is a fall-planted bulb: get it in the ground 6 to 8 weeks before the ground freezes, typically September or October in zone 5, the middle of its hardy zones 3 to 8. It pays you back the following February to March.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 5, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 5 in September. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Cream Beauty get?
4 intall5 ft 7 inan adult3 inwideSee Cream Beauty in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
Good to know about Cream Beauty
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
Only mildly toxic: ingestion causes GI upset (drooling, vomiting, diarrhea) in dogs, cats and horses. Do not confuse it with deadly autumn crocus (Colchicum). per ASPCA
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