Crocus serotinus salzmannii
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Autumn |
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Distribution |
N Africa; S C & N Spain |
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Native Climate |
Cool moist winter, warm, often very dry summer |
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Wild Habitat |
Open places, grassy or rocky. In scrub and thin woodland |
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Distinctive Features |
Flowers in shades of lilac or purple sometimes veined darker. Corm tunic membranous |
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Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
Warm dry rest preferred |
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Availability |
Specialist bulb suppliers |
The three subspecies of Crocus serotinus are most easily distinguished by their corm tunic. Subspecies serotinus has coarsely netted fibres; subspecies clusii has finely netted fibres; subspecies salzmannii has a membranous tunic splitting into parallel fibres.
All three subspecies can make good garden plants in temperate areas. Those forms from drier native regions need a drier summer rest.
