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Flowering Time |
Spring |
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Distribution |
Northern Turkey |
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Native Climate |
Cold snowy winter, short alpine summer |
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Wild Habitat |
Alpine meadows |
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Distinctive Features |
Parallel fibrous corm tunic. Veined flowers |
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Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
? pot. Not likely to need sunbaked summer rest |
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Availability |
Little known in cultivation. |
Illustrated below is Crocus biflorus pulchricolor
Crocus aerius is a member of the biflorus group. Most of the
plants seen in cultivation are in fact Crocus biflorus ssp
pulchricolor. The seed raised plant above is no exception!
(Nice plant nonetheless!)
The picture below is Crocus aerius as raised from seed received from Gothenburg BG by Jim Almond. This represents a more accurate image of Crocus aerius. Examination of the corm tunic will hopefully confirm the identity. (Looking forward to the tunic photo Jim!)
Photograph © Jim Almond