Mine just finished blooming. They actually bloom for quite a few days here and like it fairly dry - they can't take wet feet. The squirrels and chipmunks could care less about mine. They seem easy enough. Mine are in bright shade (AM sun) and winter sun all-day. They seem to thrive there, I started with 3 bulbs, now I have about 10

Enjoy!
GGG

GGG,

Thank you so much for the answer. One of the catalogs I was looking at suggested that cover crops are planted with saffron. But did not specify what to use.
Do you have anything with them or just mulch?
thanks again,
Yara

They are planted within my woodland garden area so they are planted with ferns. Eventually, I plan to plant them in a woodland setting with edible spring ferns because I love fiddle heads. Perhaps in our climate think more about companion planting than "cover" cropping. Why? Because you want something that "shows" the crocus when they bloom! They are beautiful - so a decides plant, or something that declines a bit in the fall would be a nice companion. Also something that will not smother, cover or crowd the bulbs out (which means most traditional ground covers are out).