Description
It is always nice to have enough to spare of this lovely, yet still scarce, October flowering species, from southern Greece and her Islands.
In autumn, each corm reliably makes a cluster of robust white goblets feathered and lined with varying amounts of purple on the exterior of the three outer petals. There is a small orange yellow throat and a style of the same orangey colour which contrast well with the white anthers which are found in this species.
A sunny garden spot with good drainage is excellent for this species which also does well in a pot of well-drained, loam-based compost under glass or in a bulb frame. With us this is an early species to flower and it is notably one of the first to die down and go dormant in Spring. When dormant it appreciates a dry rest over summer.
This is raised from an old Vladimir Vasak collection, made many years ago when I was still at University! It has done well in cultivation ever since. Sadly Vladimir, who introduced so many good plants to cultivation, died before we could exchange notes about its original Greek home.
