Flowering Time	Winter
Distribution	Syria
Native Climate	Mediterranean. Hot, very dry summer. Cool winter
Wild Habitat	Stony places, scrubland
Distinctive Features	Small pale flowers, parallel fibrous corm tunic
Closest Relatives	Crocus veneris
Cultivation Requirements	Hot, dry rest essential. Winter protection necessary
Availability	Occasionally offered in specialist seed lists.

Crocus aleppicus is from the Aleppo

region of Jordan. A plant with a restricted

distribution in the wild it inhabits a semi

desert habitat where the dry season may

be eight months without rain.