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Crocus angustifolius
Also called Cloth Of Gold Crocus
Cloth of gold crocus is a small cormous spring bulb with narrow grass-like leaves and bright yellow fragrant flowers that appear in late winter or early spring. Plant the corms in autumn in well-drained soil in full sun or light shade and let the foliage die back naturally.
Crocus angustifolius, the cloth-of-gold crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, native to southern Ukraine and Armenia. It is a cormous perennial growing to 5 cm (2.0 in) tall and wide. The narrow grass-like leaves with silver central stripe appear in late winter or early spring. They are followed by bright yellow fragrant flowers with maroon blotches on the outer petals.
C. angustifolius is widely cultivated, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The cultivar 'Minor' has smaller, attractive darker flowers and blooms a little later than the species. The leaves are also more upright. It is winter hardy to USDA zone 5.
Native to the Crimea where it is found growing on hillsides, in juniper woods, and in areas of scrub; flowering occurs from February to March.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crocus angustifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
