Crocus candidus
| Flowering Time |
Early Spring |
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Distribution |
NW Asiatic Turkey |
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Native Climate |
Cool, moist winter. Warm dry summer |
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Wild Habitat |
Stony places, in scrub, over limestone |
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Distinctive Features |
Small white flowers, yellow throat, outer petals usually speckled grey/purple. Only one or two wide leaves per corm |
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Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
Warm dry summer rest. (Rather small for the open garden) |
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Availability |
Sometimes offered by specialist bulb suppliers |
Corm tunic membranous splitting to parallel fibres near the base.