Crocus versicolor 'Picturatus' has delicately beautiful pure white petals, the reverses feathered with dark purple veining.
Description:
Crocus versicolor is a species from southeastern France, Monaco, and northwestern Italy. 'Picturatus' is a delicately beautiful selection with pure white petals with blunt tips with the reverses feathered with dark purple veining. Orange pistils complete the display.
Common Name: Crocus - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-11
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: < 4"
Width: < 4"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Stony and grassy places and in open woodland over limestone.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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