Flowering Time |
Spring |
Distribution |
Greece; Macedonia; S Albania; S Bulgaria |
Native Climate |
Montane Mediterranean (Winter snow cover) |
Wild Habitat |
Short mountain turf or open woodland |
Distinctive Features |
Flower lilac blue, sometimes with darker tips. May have a white zone between lilac petals and yellow throat. Corm tunic finely netted fibres |
Closest Relatives |
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Cultivation Requirements |
Tolerant of summer moisture in well drained soil |
Availability |
Widely available from specialist bulb suppliers. The cultivar 'Tricolor' is a selection of this subspecies now cheaply available from garden retail outlets |
Distinguished from subspecies atticus and nivalis by the clear presence of hairs in the throat of the flower. Along with subspecies sublimis it is a plant of high mountains, often flowering near melting snow. Subspecies atticus and sieberi are plants of lower altitudes.
Seed raised Crocus sieberi sublimis showing some variation in flower colour. See below for the flowers open and a larger close up.
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