| Crocus pulchellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Crocus |
| Species: | C. pulchellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocus pulchellus | |
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Crocus pulchellus, the hairy crocus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae . [2] [1] [3] It is found the Northern Balkan Peninsula to Northwestern Turkey. [4]
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. [5]
