This is Crocus korolkowii ‘Kiss Of Spring’; a selection of an early-flowering buttercup yellow crocus with deep maroon feathering on the outside. It is native to the dry mountains of Central Asia in the “stan” countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; “stan” means “the country or place where one dwells”. Thus Afghanistan is “the place where the Afghans dwell”. Crocus korolkowii, coming from dryish, very well-draining alpine conditions, is prone to rot, so I have it planted on the upper side of a small ravine with early spring exposure to the sun. It seems content, and favors our garden with little cups of sunshine in earliest spring.
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