Crocus: Crocus speciosus 'Albus'

description for "Crocus: Crocus speciosus 'Albus'"

'Albus' is a pure white form of Crocus speciosus with pointed segments and a yellow throat. Blooms early fall; introduced 1913; 2"-5". Like their spring cousins, this group tends to flower at a time when there is little in bloom, therefore, they fill an important spot in the garden, Sept. - Dec.; many are species and can be variable in color and growth habit, depending on site; best planted in protected, sunny location, blooming through light mulch or ground cover; 10 per sq. ft; zones 4-9. --edited by dtd siegelgirl

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Native to Iran; Turkey; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Ukraine.