Neapolitan Crocus (Crocus neapolitanus) formerly Crocus vernus but following a review of the species in 2014 it was decided that several distinct species existed .

High in the Apennines on the Campo Imperatore (2000m +) an incredible display of spring croups occurs just after the snows melt. The timing of this can vary by a month or more. Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy. May 2021