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Crocus melantherus
€8.00
Dutch Tax included
Description
Characteristic of this autumn crocus from the southern and western Peloponnese are the variable-sized black stamens (melantherus means black stamens). Nevertheless, there may be plants in which the stamens are not black. The outer petals of the white flowers are grey-veined or speckled, the throat is yellow. Long-flowering, sometimes into winter.
Data sheet
- Preferred Placement
- Sun or dappels shade
- Color
- white
- Bulb size
- I.
- Bulb size
- I.
- Bulb Spacing
- 5
- Planting Depth
- 5
- Height in cm.
- 15
- Flowering time in the months
- 10-12
. Available to order from July 2025
Characteristic of this autumn crocus from the southern and western Peloponnese are the variable-sized black stamens (melantherus means black stamens). Nevertheless, there may be plants in which the stamens are not black. The outer petals of the white flowers are grey-veined or speckled, the throat is yellow. Long-flowering, sometimes into winter.