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Crocus kotschyanus (Kotschy's crocus)

Other names: Crocus zonatus

C. kotschyanus is a vigorous, upright, cormous perennial with linear, grass-like, dark green leaves and long-tubed, pale lilac flowers borne in autumn before the leaves emerge.
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0.1m max. spread

0.1m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Crocus pulchellus (Hairy crocus)

Other names: Mount Athos crocus

C. pulchellus is an upright, cormous perennial with linear, grass-like, dark green leaves and, in autumn or early winter before the leaves emerge, veined, pale lilac flowers with dark yellow throats and white anthers.
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0.05m max. spread

0.1m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Crocus goulimyi (Fall crocus)

C. goulimyi is a perennial with pink-lilac goblet shaped flowers with white throats in autumn.
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0.1m max. spread

0.1m max. height

1-3 years to maturity

Crocus speciosus (Bieberstein's crocus)

Other names: Large autumn crocus

C. speciosus is a small perennial, with solitary pale lavender coloured, goblet-shaped flowers, paler towards the centre, and conspicuous yellow stamens. Flowers emerge in autumn before the dark-green, linear leaves.
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0.05m max. spread

0.1m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Colchicum agrippinum (Autumn crocus)

C. agrippinum forms upright, bright pink, crocus-shaped flowers in early autumn, followed by strap-shaped leaves in spring.
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0.1m max. spread

0.1m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Crocus banaticus (Byzantine crocus)

Other names: Iris-flowered crocus

C. banaticus has lilac to light purple flowers produced before the leaves.
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0.1m max. spread

0.1m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Crocus ochroleucus (Straw coloured crocus)

C. ochroleucus is a perennial with white goblet-shaped flowers with yellow throats in autumn.
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0.1m max. spread

0.15m max. height

1-3 years to maturity

Crocus sativus (Saffron)

Other names: Saffron crocus, Blood of Thoth, St Valentine's rose

C. sativus is a tufted, cormous perennial with narrow, dull to dark green leaves and, borne with or shortly before the leaves in autumn, widely open, lilac-purple flowers with dark purple veins. The prominent red stigmas, once dried, are used in cooking as a seasoning and colour agent.
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0.1m max. spread

0.1m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Crocus cartwrightianus (Wild saffron)

Other names: Crocus sativus var. cartwrightianus

C. cartwrightianus is a perennial corm appearing in autumn or early winter. It has upright, grass-like, dark-green leaves, which surround solitary, pale purple, goblet-shaped flowers that have dark veins and conspicuous red stigmas.
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0.1m max. spread

0.1m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Crocus kotschyanus 'Albus' (Kotschy's crocus 'Albus')

Other names: Crocus zonatus 'Albus' , White Kotschy's crocus

'Albus' is a vigorous perennial with linear, dark green leaves and white, goblet-shaped flowers with yellow centres appearing in autumn before the leaves.
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0.05m max. spread

0.1m max. height

2-5 years to maturity