Did you ever see a field of crocuses? There’s only one logical explanation for that marvelous display, and it’s based on Greek mythology. Before recorded time, when Zeus, god of the sky and king of ...

A vivid lilac flower might seem an unlikely symbol for the fight against cancer, but the autumn crocus helped Bradford University scientists develop a revolutionary tumour-blasting 'smart bomb' cancer ...

Just because summer is almost over doesn't mean we have to say goodbye to fresh floral blooms. While the spring crocus is noted as a herald of warmer weather, the autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) ...