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| 301_4175 [Crocus cartwrightianus] |
This beautiful flower is native to southern Greece,
more precisely to Attica, the islands of the Cyclades, and some areas of Crete.
It often blooms on rocky hillslopes and low shrubs
from October to December
at elevations between sea level and 1000 meters.
The bloom has a striking style that is split
into three long, crimson, club-shaped branches.
It is about 5 cm across and has yellow anthers.
It is the wild ancestor of the cultivated Crocus sativus,
which yields the popular saffron.
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IMG_0478 [Crocus cartwrightianus]
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| 803_0697 [Crocus cartwrightianus] |
Although Crocus cartwrightianus is primarily purple-lilac,
it can occasionally be whitish,
as seen in this photo taken close to Cape Sounio.
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