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Crocus speciosus subsp. speciosus
€2.50
Dutch Tax included
Description
An easy-growing autumn crocus, native to the Crimea, Caucasus, Turkey and Iran. However, several forms of C. speciosus occur in this large area, which Janis Ruksans divides into several species, subspecies, types. He devotes several pages to this in his book 'The World of Crocuses'. The pale purple flowers feature a network of dark veins and a strongly compound orange stigma.
Data sheet
- Preferred Placement
- Sun or dappels shade
- Color
- lilac blue
- Bulb size
- 7/8
- Bulb size
- 7/8
- Bulb Spacing
- 5
- Planting Depth
- 6-8
- Height in cm.
- 10 - 15
- Flowering time in the months
- 9-10
. Available to order from July 2025
An easy-growing autumn crocus, native to the Crimea, Caucasus, Turkey and Iran. However, several forms of C. speciosus occur in this large area, which Janis Ruksans divides into several species, subspecies, types. He devotes several pages to this in his book 'The World of Crocuses'. The pale purple flowers feature a network of dark veins and a strongly compound orange stigma.