Crocus alatavicus; was Crocus michelsonii
Jim McKenney (Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:36:17 PST)

Jane McGary mentioned Crocus alatavicus.

I grew this for awhile about twenty years ago. Out of curiosity, I Googled
Crocus alatavicus to see what was out there. One image I saw showed a flower
with very narrow tepals with a light violet flush at the base.
Superficially, it looked nothing like the Crocus alatavicus I grew; that
plant had white flowers with very broad tepals which opened flat. The
flowers were notably larger than those of C. korolkowii. I have photos of
this.

Here's the link to the image I mentioned:
http://funet.fi/pub/sci/…
liopsida/iridaceae/crocus/index.html

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