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Crocus yakarianus

Crocus yakarianus is a small cormous perennial from Malatya Province in Türkiye, grown as a spring-flowering bulb. The key to growing it is free-draining soil and a dry summer rest.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while in growth and leaves are green, then keep dry during summer dormancy.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy loam with good drainage.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect corms from prolonged waterlogged cold.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Türkiye (Malatya)
Climate
temperate

About

Crocus yakarianus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to Turkey (Malatya Province).

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 yakarianus 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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