Crocus kotschyanus

Crocus kotschyanus, Kotschy's crocus,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found from Turkey to Caucasus and Lebanon.^[3][1][4]

Crocus kotschyanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Crocus
Section:	Crocus sect. Crocus
Species:	C. kotschyanus
Binomial name
Crocus kotschyanus K.Koch
Synonyms[1]
Crocus hatayensis Rukšāns Crocus kotschyi Lenné & K.Koch Crocus zonatus J.Gay ex Klatt

Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall, it produces pale lilac-blue flowers in autumn, followed by sword-like leaves. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5]