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Flowering Time |
Autumn |
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Distribution |
Greece (S E Peloponnese) |
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Native Climate |
Mediterranean |
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Wild Habitat |
Dry places over limestone. (Especially old/neglected olive and fig groves) |
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Distinctive Features |
White or very pale lilac flowers. Coriaceous corm tunic |
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Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
Warm, well drained soil.
Dry summer rest best. (This
species is grown outside in some UK gardens but is more likely to thrive
given some protection) |
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Availability |
Available from some specialist bulb suppliers |
There are photographs of Crocus goulimyi (including habitat) and discussion of this taxa in the Quarterly Bulletin of The Alpine Garden Society Vol 63 no3 page 316.
