Crocus veneris
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Endemic to Cyprus — the mythical birthplace of Aphrodite/Venus, whose name it bears — Crocus veneris is a cormous geophyte about 8 cm tall, growing in stony and grassy places as well as open pine forest on limestone. Its 3 to 4 narrow, dark green basal leaves are erect at first, later becoming arched. From mid-October into November it produces a star-shaped white flower with six nearly equal segments striped with violet externally, a yellow throat, three yellow stamens, and a six-branched orange or yellow style. It requires well-drained soil and a sunny position.
- Family :Iridaceae
- 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)