Crocus kotschyanus medium Though unusual it is a

Though unusual it is a relatively old cottage garden plant that was known to be used in flower arrangements

Part shade

The biggest flower of any Verbascum

although in the wild

12cmH x 50cmW

Crocus kotschyanus medium Though unusual it is aAutumn flowering, delicate, striated mauve crocus. Flowers before the leaves appear. Easy enough in garden conditions. From Central & Southern Turkey, NW. Syria, North & Central Lebanon so a preference for a drier summer. So perfect under shrubs as the roots stop it becoming too wet. The Pacific Bulb Society describe it as weedy. In some lights the flower colour approaches a delicate pink, and one can forgive a self seeder of such beauty. These bulbs