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Crocus goulimyi

Crocus goulimyi, the fall crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus and the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to Greece. It is a cormous perennial growing to tall. The small, rounded, lilac flowers with paler throats appear in autumn.

It was named in honour of the Greek amateur botanist Constantine Goulimis (1886-1963).

This plant and the cultivar C. goulimyi subsp. goulimyi 'Mani White' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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