Crocus Pages by Tony Goode
Species Crocus species

Crocus serotinus serotinus

Flowering Time

Autumn

Distribution

Portugal

Native Climate

Cool moist winter, warm dry summer

Wild Habitat

Open rocky/sandy places, pinewoods, often in acid soils

Distinctive Features

Flowers in shades of lilac.   Corm tunic coarsely netted fibres

Closest Relatives

Crocus serotinus clusii;

Crocus serotinus salzmannii

Cultivation Requirements

Warm dry rest preferred

Availability

Specialist bulb suppliers

The three subspecies of Crocus serotinus are most easily distinguished by their corm tunic.   Subspecies serotinus has coarsely netted fibres; subspecies clusii has finely netted fibres; subspecies salzmannii has a membranous tunic splitting into parallel fibres.

All three subspecies can make good garden plants in temperate areas.   Those forms from drier native regions need a drier summer rest.

Crocus serotinus serotinus

Crocus serotinus serotinus

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