When to plant crocuses in Lorca: by 15 November

In Lorca, crocus: plant by 15 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Crocus in Lorca: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4 °C.

Planting	by 15 November
First autumn frost	15 December
Coldest nights	January, 4 °C
Soil back at 1 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Daylight	10:10 on 15 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:33

The same dates in Lorca hold for Garlic, Tulip, Daffodil and Hyacinth.

Crocus in Lorca: depth, winter cold, pests and pets

Plant Dutch crocuses (Crocus vernus) about 12 cm deep and 9 cm apart; smaller species go 7–10 cm deep (RHS).

In Lorca the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 3 weeks a year (our estimate from ten years of monthly weather). For this bulb Wisconsin Horticulture Extension gives a cold period of 15–17 weeks at about 2–10 °C. That is less than the bulbs need, and without more cold they may not flower properly. The cold can also be given in a refrigerator at about 2–7 °C, as Wisconsin Horticulture Extension does for crocuses forced in pots.

Crocuses multiply on their own (they naturalise); in a lawn, hold off mowing until their leaves die back (RHS).

Birds, squirrels and rodents damage crocuses; planting under metal mesh may reduce losses (RHS). Spring crocus gives dogs and cats vomiting and diarrhoea; do not confuse it with autumn crocus (Colchicum), which is very toxic (Pet Poison Helpline).

Sources: RHS, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, Pet Poison Helpline.

Crocus in nearby cities

Around Lorca, Albacete is 19 days earlier and Jaén 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Albacete	146 km	by 27 October	19 days earlier
Úbeda	151 km	by 3 November	12 days earlier
Granada	177 km	27 October – end of December	19 days earlier
Jaén	184 km	by 17 November	2 days later
Alcázar de San Juan	231 km	by 2 November	13 days earlier
Ciudad Real	243 km	by 29 October	17 days earlier

Where to buy crocus for planting in Lorca

Planting stock goes into the ground by 15 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lorca OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery (collected 28 October 2026).

Semillero HOYAMAR — plant nursery
11 km

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