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]

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 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. 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.