| Flowering Time |
Winter |
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Distribution |
Syria |
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Native Climate |
Mediterranean. Hot, very dry summer. Cool winter |
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Wild Habitat |
Stony places, scrubland |
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Distinctive Features |
Small pale flowers, parallel fibrous corm tunic |
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Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
Hot, dry rest essential. Winter protection necessary |
|
Availability |
Occasionally offered in specialist seed lists. |
Crocus aleppicus is from the Aleppo region of Jordan. A plant with a restricted distribution in the wild it inhabits a semi-desert habitat where the dry season may be eight months without rain.