They’re cropping up all over the place at the moment, brightening up lawns, adding pops of colour to borders and basking in the early spring sunshine. Crocus flowers are mostly purple, yellow or white and the corms are brilliant for naturalising in gardens, leading to the characteristic swathes that we see at this time of year. But what is the correct plural term for these flowers that provide blankets of colour: crocuses, or croci? You may also like: Miniature narcissi and how to plant them The best summer bulbs to plant in spring Spring bulb displays in a Cotswold garden Is the plural of crocus crocuses or croci? We asked our followers on Instagram whether they favoured crocuses or croci as the plural term for crocus, and got an amazing response. Sixty three per cent of respondents said that crocuses is the plural of crocus, whereas 37 per cent voted for croci. One follower suggested that a collection of crocuses should be referred to as a ‘chorus’.…