Crocus baytopiorum
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Native to Turkey, where it was discovered in 1973 by professors Turhan and Asuman Baytop, in whose honour it was named, Crocus baytopiorum is a bulbous plant with a flattened, egg-shaped corm covered by a thick, coarsely netted tunic. It grows on limestone screes, in rocky gullies and open pine and juniper woodland. In February it produces distinctive pale blue flowers, among the most sought-after of the Turkish spring-flowering crocuses. It thrives in well-drained, calcareous soil, in full sun, with a dry summer rest after flowering.
- Family :Iridaceae
- Section :vernales
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)