Crocus pallasii haussknechtii
| Flowering Time |
Autumn |
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Distribution |
W Iran; NE Iraq; S Jordan |
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Native Climate |
Cold winter, hot dry summer |
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Wild Habitat |
Dry or rocky places or in thin scrub |
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Distinctive Features |
Flower shades of lilac, often veined darker. Corm tunic finely netted fibres with long fibrous neck |
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Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
Protection advised away from native region. Long warm dry summer rest required |
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Availability |
Rarely available in specialist seed lists |
In some forms the flowers have good shape and substance, with overlapping petals. This is not typical of Crocus pallasii as a whole, which often has narrow petalled flowers of no horticultural merit. Unfortunately this is not the easiest form to cultivate, requiring plenty of sun during the winter months and a long, hot, dry rest to ensure strong, flowering stock.
