Crocus kotschyanus K.Koch is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Crocus kotschyanus K.Koch

Crocus kotschyanus K.Koch

Kotschy's crocus, a short autumn-flowering iridaceous plant from West Asia, holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Family
Genus
Crocus
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Crocus kotschyanus K.Koch

Crocus kotschyanus, commonly called Kotschy's crocus, is a flowering plant species in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is found growing wild in the region from Turkey to the Caucasus and Lebanon. This species reaches a maximum height of 10 cm (3.9 in). It produces pale lilac-blue flowers during the autumn season, with sword-shaped leaves that emerge after flowering. Crocus kotschyanus has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Iridaceae Crocus

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