General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 3-5 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Corm
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Chilean Blue Crocus
  • Chilean Crocus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
  • Synonym: Tecophilaea cyanocrocus var. regelii
  • Synonym: Tecophilaea cyanocrocus var. violacea
  • Synonym: Tecophilaea cyanocrocus var. leichtlinii

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Location: Alpine Garden Society show, Hexham UK
Date: 2009-03-28
Location: Alpine Garden Society show, Hexham UK
Date: 2009-03-28
Location: Alpine Garden Society show, Hexham UK
Date: 2008-03-29

Date: 2012-02-11
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2020-03-08
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: March
credit: Magnus Manske

Date: 2012-02-11
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: March
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: March
credit: Magnus Manske
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Great blue by eclayne Dec 29, 2012 6:23 AM 1

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