Crocus banaticus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.[ Crocus banaticus and other fall blooming species of Crocus] It creates its own subgenus in the Crocoideae subfamily known as Crociris. It is a perennial plant growing to .[
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Flowers, usually violet but also white, appear in autumn (fall). The small inner are surrounded by three larger tepals, unlike the more symmetrical crocus species found outside of the subfamily. The flowers are followed by grass-like leaves, lacking the silver stripe normally associated with the genus.
Crocus banaticus has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
