FLOWERS OF NW CRETE - Iris |
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Family: IRIDACEAE | Species: Crocus cartwrightianus | Flowers: AUTUMN |
Growth: Perennial | Size: 10cm erect | Seed: Achene |
Common name: CROCUS CARTWRIGHTIANUS |
Copyright Wilf Burgess@cretanvista |
The magnificent Crocus cartwrightianus - precursor of the domesticated Crocus satvius linneas which is heavily cultivated in the Kozani area of northern Greece for the saffron spice obtained from the three orange-red female stamens. |