Narrow Foliage. Early Crocus, Crocus tommasinianus, Muiderstraat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In 1847 William Herbert (1778-1847) writes that his friend Muzio Giuseppe Spirito de Tommasini (1794-1879), one-time mayor (1839-1860) of Trieste but also a botanist, found this crocus on the mountain range of Biokovo (now in Croatia). It's an early bloomer and is notable for its quite narrow leaves as compared to other Crocuses. Incidentally, Hebert or his printer missed out an 'm' in the specific name.
Narrow Foliage. Early Crocus, Crocus tommasinianus, Muiderstraat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In 1847 William Herbert (1778-1847) writes that his friend Muzio Giuseppe Spirito de Tommasini (1794-1879), one-time mayor (1839-1860) of Trieste but also a botanist, found this crocus on the mountain range of Biokovo (now in Croatia). It's an early bloomer and is notable for its quite narrow leaves as compared to other Crocuses. Incidentally, Hebert or his printer missed out an 'm' in the specific name.