Description
One of the very first of the autumnal species to appear, usually in August, rarely even in July though it also carries on later than this, especially if planted later and we have had flowers into October and November under these circumstances. Beautifully shaped, pure white flowers with miasmic violet veins towards the tube and sympathetically coloured sulphur stigmata. The petals are drawn out into wispy tips which enhance an already elegant appearance.
This really needs a damp well-drained humus-rich soil to give its best, it does NOT like hot dry conditions. It is fully hardy with us here, growing outside all year having coped with a trough of -17ºC and sustained low temperatures for 10-14 days, without damage.
Propagated, cultivated plants, raised by seed from 3 corms originally found by Antoine Hoog and Erich Pasche in N. Turkey, Trabzon province, growing in high altitude alpine turf with Ϲyclamen parviflorum. A gem.
