WILD FLOWERS 032
Crocus longiflorus
Yellow-throated Crocus · Żagħfran selvaġġ skars
Small and coldly radiant among stones, beneath the cross, an unlikely miracle.
| Series | Wild Flowers of Malta |
| Encounter | 27 Nov 2025 · Triq San Lawrenz tal-Għolja, Siggiewi, Malta |
| Created | 2026 |
| Medium | Digital painting |
| Dimensions | Adjustable |
About the Plant
Known locally as Żagħfran selvaġġ skars, this threatened crocus is found only in Malta and nearby parts of the central Mediterranean. It grows in rocky grassland and garigue, flowering violet with a yellow throat in late autumn.
* Botanical information referenced from Stephen Mifsud’s Online Flora of the Maltese Islands ( MaltaWildPlants.com ).
Available as a signed archival pigment print