Flowering Time	Early Spring
Distribution	North West Turkey
Native Climate	Cold winter, mild summer
Habitat	Mountain meadows
Distinctive Features	Reticulate corm tunic, distinctive blue flower colour
Closest Relatives	Crocus reticulatus
Cultivation	Bulb frame, pots. Does not need sunbaked rest.
Availability	Specialist Nurseries. Occasionally in seed lists.

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Crocus abantensis flower and corm. A very good example of a netted tunic. Note that the new corm sits within the old tunic. This smaller new corm indicates that cultivation has been less than ideal during the previous season.