Crocus biflorus stridii
| Flowering Time |
Late winter, early spring |
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Distribution |
N E Greece |
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Native Climate |
Lowland Mediterranean |
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Wild Habitat |
Grassy, sandy places in scrub |
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Distinctive Features |
Grey green leaves. Throat of flower pubescent (with fine hairs). Anthers usually purple black |
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Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
Likely to need winter protection and warm dry summer rest |
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Availability |
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Leaf characteristics differentiate this from subspecies nubigena (which has prominent veins in underside of its leaves) while subspecies melantherus is autumn flowering