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Crocus speciosus
Bieberstein's crocus is a small autumn-flowering cormous perennial from the Caucasus and nearby regions, grown for its lilac flowers and suited to naturalising in grass. It is cold-hardy and spreads easily once established.
Crocus speciosus, with common name Bieberstein's crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. The plant is native to northern and central Turkey, the Caucasus, northern Iran, Crimea and Bulgaria.
Crocus speciosus is a cormous perennial growing to 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in) tall. The lilac flowers with paler coloured throats and dark veins appear in autumn (fall). The orange styles are much-divided.
Crocus alexandri · Cloth of gold · Crocus banaticus · Silvery Crocus · Wild Saffron · Snow Crocus · Corsican Crocus · Etruscan Crocus · Yellow crocus · Crocus goulimyi · Saffron Crocus · Sieber's crocus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crocus speciosus 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.
