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Crocus goulimyi

Crocus goulimyi
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0

Crocus goulimyi, the fall crocus, is a small cormous perennial from southern Greece, growing about 10 cm tall with lilac autumn flowers. It needs a sunny, well-drained spot and a dry summer rest.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly while in growth in autumn and spring, keep dry in summer when dormant.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty soil or bulb mix; avoid waterlogging.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect from prolonged waterlogged cold.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Greece
Climate
temperate

About

Crocus goulimyi, the fall crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus and the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to Greece. It is a cormous perennial growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall. The small, rounded, lilac flowers with paler throats appear in autumn.

It was named in honour of the Greek amateur botanist Constantine Goulimis (1886-1963).

Other Crocus plants

Crocus alexandri · Cloth of gold · Crocus banaticus · Silvery Crocus · Wild Saffron · Snow Crocus · Corsican Crocus · Etruscan Crocus · Yellow crocus · Saffron Crocus · Sieber's crocus · Bieberstein's Crocus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crocus goulimyi 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.

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