| Crocus kotschyanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Section: | Crocus sect. Crocus |
| Species: | C. kotschyanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocus kotschyanus | |
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Crocus kotschyanus, Kotschy's crocus, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found from Turkey to Caucasus and Lebanon. [3] [1] [4]
Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall, it produces pale lilac-blue flowers in autumn, followed by sword-like leaves. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5]
