Crocus vernus albiflorus
| Flowering Time |
Spring |
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Distribution |
Albania; Austria; Czechoslovakia; Sicily; Macedonia; Serbia; Italy; Germany; Switzerland; France; Spain |
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Native Climate |
Cold winter with snow cover usually lengthy. Short alpine summer |
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Wild Habitat |
Mountain turf |
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Distinctive Features |
Flower commonly white but can be purple of striped. Corm tunic fine fibres, can be slightly netted |
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Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
Cool winter, plenty moisture in spring. Cool drier but not sunbaked summer rest |
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Availability |
Specialist bulb suppliers |
A mountain plant with a widespread distribution from the Pyrenees in the South through the Alps to Czechoslovakia. Generally smaller flowered than Crocus vernus vernus, it occupies a different habitat where the two subspecies do occur in close localities, often seen flowering as the snow melts in spring or summer. (I have seen this species in flower in the Alps in late June)
Crocus vernus albiflorus - Switzerland June 2001
Crocus vernus albiflorus - Switzerland June 2001