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C.chrysanthus is found in Turkey and the Balkans, and there are many different forms and hybrids in cultivation.  C. chrysanthus Blue Pearl has silvery blue petals with a yellow throat and soft lavender-blue outer tepals, 2-4 inches long.   There are 5 to 7 grey-green leaves, each with a wide keel, produced with the flowers and still green after they have gone.  Each corm may have up to 4 flowers.  In the wild they grew in turf or in sparse woods, and they like a well draining position in poor to moderately fertile soil, where they will not be disturbed. In UK conditions they need well drained soils with a summer drought, keeping the bulb dormant, dry and safe. Blue with yellow throat, flowering February/March 4" (9cm)

Planting instructions

Plant 8-10 cm (3-4in) deep in a small tight groups, 2 or 3 bulbs only 1.5" (3cm) apart repeated at larger intervals. Full sun and gritty, well drained soil.  Do beware of mice and squirrel attack.