Crocus goulimyi

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Crocus goulimyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocus
Species:
C. goulimyi
Binomial name
Crocus goulimyi

Crocus goulimyi, the fall crocus,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus and the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to Greece.[2] It is a cormous perennial growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall. The small, rounded, lilac flowers with paler throats appear in autumn.[3]

It was named in honour of the Greek amateur botanist Constantine Goulimis (1886-1963).

This plant[1] and the cultivar C. goulimyi subsp. goulimyi 'Mani White'[4] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "RHS Plant Selector - Crocus goulimyi". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ Two new species of monocotyledones from Greece. Kew Bulletin 10(1) (1955) 59-61.
  3. ^ RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Crocus goulimyi subsp. goulimyi 'Mani White'". Retrieved 15 April 2020.