Crocus korolkowii

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Crocus korolkowii
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Crocus korolkowii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. korolkowii
Binomial name
Crocus korolkowii
Maw & Regel

Crocus korolkowii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial with a native range from central Asia to northern Pakistan. [1]

It is found growing in stony and grassy areas ranging in altitude from 600 to 2600 meters; flowering occurs from February to May. [2]

In cultivation it is easy in a bulb frame but also grown outside in some areas. [2]

References

  1. "Crocus korolkowii Maw & Regel | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  2. 1 2 Phillips, Roger (1989). The Random House book of bulbs. Martyn Rix, Brian Mathew. New York: Random House. p. 19. ISBN   0-679-72756-6. OCLC   19922564.