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Crocus haussknechtii

Crocus haussknechtii
Photo: Shiravan, CC BY-SA 4.0

Crocus haussknechtii is a small autumn-flowering species that grows from a corm, native to the mountains of Jordan, northern Iraq and western Iran. It needs a dry summer rest and well-drained soil, and its leaves appear after the flowers.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly while in growth and keep dry during the summer dormancy.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining soil or mineral-rich loam.
Temperature
Hardy to around -15 °C; tolerates hot dry summers.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Jordan, N. Iraq to W. Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Crocus haussknechtii is species of flowering plant growing from a corm native to southern Jordan, northern Iraq to western Iran.

Other Crocus plants

Crocus abantensis · Crocus adanensis · Aerial Crocus · Crocus alatavicus · Aleppo Crocus · Crocus alexandri · Crocus almehensis · Ankara Crocus · Cloth of gold · Crocus antalyensis · Crocus asumaniae · Crocus autranii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crocus haussknechtii 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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