Crocus pulchellus explained

Crocus pulchellus, the hairy crocus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.[1] [2] It is found the Northern Balkan Peninsula to Northwestern Turkey.[3]

Growing to 10cm (00inches), 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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crocus pulchellus Herb. . . n.d. . Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . November 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: Crocus pulchellus Herb. . . n.d. . Catalogue of Life . Species 2000 . November 30, 2024.
  3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=327425 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Web site: Crocus pulchellus . www.rhs.org . Royal Horticultural Society . 5 May 2020.

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