Plant: cormous perennial to 12"

Origin: unknown. Used in the Mediterranean area for thousands of years

Zone: 6 - 9

Flowers: light purple with bright stamens and pistlls

Foliage: linear with white stripe. Grows and elongates from late autumn to spring.

Culture: sun to part shade. Mesic soil. Pistils are the source of saffron. Takes thousands of flowers to collect an ounce. Saffron is a major crop in Kashmir and Spain