Crocus Pages by Tony Goode
Species Crocus species

Crocus pallasii turcicus

Flowering Time

Autumn

Distribution

SE Turkey; Lebanon; Syria

Native Climate

Cold winter, long, hot, dry summer

Wild Habitat

Semi desert, rocky places in steppe vegetation

Distinctive Features

Flower shades of lilac, petals often narrow. Corm tunic finely netted fibres with long fibrous neck

Closest Relatives

Crocus pallasii pallasii;

Crocus pallasii dispathaceus;

Crocus pallasii haussknechtii

Cultivation Requirements

Protection advised away from native region. Long warm dry summer rest required

Availability

Occasionally in specialist/society seed lists

Rather similar to subspecies pallasii but often with narrower petalled flowers.   Of botanical interest rather than horticultural merit!

Crocus pallasii turcicus

Crocus Species
C. abantensis,
C. adanensis,
C. aerius,
C. alatavicus,
C. aleppicus,
C. almehensis,
C. ancyrensis,
C. angustifolius,
C. antalyensis,
C. asumaniae,
C. autranii,
C. banaticus,
C. baytopiorum,
C. biflorus adamii,
C. biflorus albocoronatus,
C. biflorus alexandrii,
C. biflorus artvinensis,
C. biflorus biflorus,
C. biflorus crewei,
C. biflorus fibroannulatus,
C. biflorus isauricus,
C. biflorus melantherus,
C. biflorus nubigena,
C. biflorus pseudonubigena,
C. biflorus pulchricolor,
C. biflorus punctatus,
C. biflorus stridii,
C. biflorus tauri,
C. biflorus wattiorum,
C. biflorus weldenii,
C. boryi,
C. boulosii,
C. cambessedesii,
C. cancellatus cancellatus,
C. cancellatus damascenus,
C. cancellatus lycius,
C. cancellatus mazziaricus,
C. cancellatus pamphylicus,
C. candidus,
C. carpetanus,
C. cartwrightianus,
C. caspius,
C. chrysanthus,
C. corsicus,
C. cvijicii,
C. cyprius,
C. dalmaticus,
C. danfordiae,
C. etruscus,
C. flavus dissectus,
C. flavus flavus,
C. fleischeri,
C. gargaricus gargaricus,
C. gargaricus herbertii,
C. gilanicus,
C. goulimyi goulimyi,
C. goulimyi leucanthus,
C. graveolens,
C. hadriaticus hadriaticus,
C. hadriaticus parnassicus,
C. hadriaticus parnonicus,
C. hartmannianus,
C. hermoneus hermoneus,
C. hermoneus palaestinus,
C. hyemalis,
C. imperati imperati,
C. imperati suaveloens,
C. karduchorum,
C. kerndorffiorum,
C. korolkowii,
C. kosaninii,
C. kotschyanus cappadocicus,
C. kotschyanus hakkariensis,
C. kotschyanus kotschyanus,
C. kotschyanus suworowianus,
C. laevigatus,
C. leichtlinii,
C. longiflorus,
C. malyi,
C. mathewii,
C. medius,
C. michelsonii,
C. minimus,
C. minutus,
C. moabiticus,
C. nevadensis,
C. niveus,
C. nudiflorus,
C. ochroleucus,
C. olivieri balansae,
C. olivieri istanbulensis,
C. olivieri olivieri,
C. oreocreticus,
C. pallasii dispathaceus,
C. pallasii haussknechtii,
C. pallasii pallasii,
C. pallasii turcicus,
C. paschei,
C. pelistericus,
C. pestalozzae,
C. pulchellus,
C. reticulatus hittiticus,
C. reticulatus reticulatus,
C. robertianus,
C. roseoviolaceus,
C. rujanensis,
C. sativus,
C. scardicus,
C. scharojanii,
C. serotinus clusii,
C. serotinus salzmannii,
C. serotinus serotinus,
C. sieberi atticus,
C. sieberi nivalis,
C. sieberi sieberi,
C. sieberi sublimis,
C. sieheanus,
C. speciosus ilgazensis,
C. speciosus speciosus,
C. speciosus xantholaimos,
C. thomasii,
C. tommasinianus,
C. tournefortii,
C. vallicola,
C. veluchensis,
C. veneris,
C. vernus albiflorus,
C. vernus vernus,
C. versicolor,
C. vitellinus,

Crocus hybrids
Corms and Tunics
Leaves
Flowers
Stamens and Styles
Pollination and Seeds