Crocus speciosus xantholaimos
| Flowering Time |
Autumn |
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Distribution |
N Turkey |
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Native Climate |
Cold winter with snow. Warm drier summer |
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Wild Habitat |
Woodland clearings |
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Distinctive Features |
Flower lilac with darker veins, throat of flower yellow. Corm tunic membranous splitting into basal rings |
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Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
Tolerant of garden conditions given some sun and avoiding waterlogging |
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Availability |
Specialist bulb suppliers/seed lists |
Often smaller but otherwise very similar to Crocus speciosus speciosus, excepting its yellow throated flower. Hybridises in cultivation with Crocus pulchellus, a range of intermediates being produced.
Coriaceous (eggshell like) corm tunics with basal rings.