Crocus pulchellus

Crocus pulchellus, the hairy crocus,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found the Northern Balkan Peninsula to Northwestern Turkey.[2]

Crocus pulchellus
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C. pulchellus
Binomial name
Crocus pulchellus
Herb. 1841

Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in), it is a cormous perennial, with pale lilac-blue flowers produced in the autumn, before the leaves appear. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. "Crocus pulchellus". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.


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