This is Crocus korolkowii 'Kiss Of Spring'; a selection of an early-flowering buttercup yellow crocus with deep maroon feathering on the outside. It is native to the dry mountains of Central Asia in the "stan" countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; "stan" means "the country or place where one dwells". Thus Afghanistan is "the place where the Afghans dwell". Crocus korolkowii, coming from dryish, very well-draining alpine conditions, is prone to rot, so I have it planted on the upper side of a small ravine with early spring exposure to the sun. It seems content, and favors our garden with little cups of sunshine in earliest spring.
Crocuses are the first to bloom in my garden, so I try to plant as many as I can, and a variety if I can.
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice one. I like these colors.
Sylvana... I just wish the flowers would hold up a little better in rain; they can pretty quickly look like blobs of colored wet tissue paper.
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ReplyDeleteWe have a crocus ("Dorothy") very similar to this one blooming right now and it's a real beauty! I didn't realize that these came from the "Stans" though, that's cool to learn!
IVG... there are a bunch of different crocuses that look about like this; I looked up Dorothy and while it's C. chrysanthus, it does look very similar. Nice, too.
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