Ten crocuses compared through exact Wikimedia Commons photographs. An editorial selection exploring flowers and colours, not a scientific ranking. Photograph credits: 1. File:Crocus vernus with bee.jpg; Generalrelative; Required credit: Generalrelative; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crocus_vernus_with_bee.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 2. File:Crocus tommasinianus (Xytram).jpg; Martyn M aka Martyx; Required credit: Martyn M aka Martyx; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crocus_tommasinianus_(Xytram).jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 3. File:CrocusEABowles.jpg; The original uploader was Ramin Nakisa at English Wikipedia .; Required credit: The original uploader was Ramin Nakisa at English Wikipedia .; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CrocusEABowles.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 4. File:Crocus flavus 2019 G1.jpg; George Chernilevsky; Required credit: George Chernilevsky; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crocus_flavus_2019_G1.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 5. File:Crocus sieberi Tricolor06.jpg; Meneerke bloem; Required credit: Meneerke bloem; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crocus_sieberi_Tricolor06.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 6. File:Crocus speciosus flower close-up.jpg; Meneerke bloem; Required credit: Meneerke bloem; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crocus_speciosus_flower_close-up.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 7. File:Crocus sativus2.jpg; KENPEI; Required credit: KENPEI; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crocus_sativus2.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 8. File:Crocus banaticus.jpg; Philippe.pechoux; Required credit: Philippe.pechoux; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crocus_banaticus.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 9. File:20240218 Crocus angustifolius-5-2.tif; Chrisaliv; Required credit: Chrisaliv; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20240218_Crocus_angustifolius-5-2.tif; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 10. File:Crocus pulchellus closeup.JPG; Meneerke bloem; Required credit: Meneerke bloem / Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crocus_pulchellus_closeup.JPG; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. Video adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ . Original photographs retain their licenses; no author endorsement implied.