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Romulea bulbocodium
Also called Med Froetang, Violet Romulea
Romulea bulbocodium is a small Mediterranean bulb (corm) plant in the Iris family, resembling a crocus, with violet or purple flowers. It is grown as an ornamental and needs sunny, free-draining conditions with a dry summer rest.
Romulea bulbocodium is one of the best-known species from the genus Romulea. The plant, a member of the family Iridaceae, is native to the Mediterranean region (southern Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East) and Sudan. It has many varieties and is occasionally used as ornamental plant.
The species has a small rootstock - a corm which can be found in sandy and rocky soils. It produces long and slender leaves. The plant looks much like the popular Crocus.
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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.
