Crocus tommasinianus
| Flowering Time |
Early Spring |
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Distribution |
Croatia; Serbia; Bosnia; Montenegro; NW Bulgaria; S Hungary |
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Native Climate |
Cold winter with snow, warm summer with regular rainfall |
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Wild Habitat |
Deciduous woodland, shady slopes; rocky places at higher altitude |
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Distinctive Features |
Flower pale lilac to deep purple. Corm tunic fine fibres, mostly parallel |
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Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
Easy in garden conditions avoiding waterlogged places. Tolerant of some shade. |
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Availability |
Widely cultivated and cheaply available |
Many different colour forms of this species are grown in gardens. Prolific in flower when suited, it can become a weed, self sowing as well as increasing by corm division. Several clones are available very cheaply in commerce.
A selection of colour forms of Crocus tommasinianus
