Description
A rare native of the Turkish Black Sea coast. Makes a stem from 30-60 cm tall although exceptionally in shade it can be double that. The stem is densely clothed with leaves that become progressively hairier towards the top of the plant, so that the upper leaves are densely clothed in silvery hairs.
The flowers are deep yellow, turkscap in shape and spotted in purple, which becomes confluent towards the throat. Green filaments bearing orange-yellow anthers protrude.
Grows readily here outside eventually making nice bulbs but it does need a year to settle. Half shade in a fertile, well-drained, leafy soil.
