Tecophilaea

Dutch name: Chileense krokusus, also called: gentian crocus. We owe the name of this super pretty genus to the daughter of Italian botanist Luigi Colla (1766-1848) of Turin, who was given the eccentric name "Tecophila" at birth. There is also talk of it being named after the Italian botanist Tecophila Billottii.

Tecophilaea

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Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
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Common name: Chilean blue crocus. We owe the name of this beautiful genus to the daughter of the Italian botanist Luigi Colla (1766-1848) from Turin, who was given the freak name "Tecofila" at birth. It is also named after the Italian botanical...
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Tecophilaea cyanocrocus 'Violacea'
Tecophilaea cyanocrocus 'Violacea'
Introduced by Max Leichtlin in 1881. Chilean crocus, selected plants with a violet-purple colour. One, often two flowers appear in succession per flower stalk.
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