Kingdom Plantae Family Iridaceae Genus Crocus | Order Asparagales Subfamily Crocoideae Rank Species | |
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Similar Crocus kotschyanus, Crocus cancellatus, Crocus banaticus, Crocus serotinus, Crocus pallasii | ||
Crocus goulimyi (fall crocus) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus and the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to Greece. It is a cormous perennial growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall. The small, rounded, lilac flowers with paler throats appear in autumn.
This plant and the cultivar C. goulimyi subsp. goulimyi 'Mani White' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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