Pink Crocus
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Pink Crocus
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Crocus (English plural: crocuses or croci) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. Cultivation and harvesting of Crocus sativus for saffron was first documented in the Mediterranean, notably on the island of Crete. Frescos showing them are found at the Knossos site on Crete, as well as from the comparably aged Akrotiri site on Santorini.
The first crocus seen in the Netherlands, where crocus species are not native, were from corms brought back in the 1560s from Constantinople by the Holy Roman Emperor's ambassador to the Sublime Porte, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq.
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Dylyce Clarke
Congratulations, your picture has been FEATURED on the home page in the group LADY PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS on March 8, 2024. You are invited to add this featured image to the group discussion page "FEATURES ARCHIVE AND THANK YOU MESSAGES FOR Jan-April 2024.”
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