Flowering Time	Spring
Distribution	S Turkey
Native Climate	Mediterranean with montane influences
Wild Habitat	Open hillsides over limestone
Distinctive Features	Grey green leaves, silvery white bract and bracteole
Closest Relatives	Crocus biflorus biflorus
Cultivation Requirements	Winter protection advised, warm dryish summer rest
Availability	Some specialist bulb suppliers

A very variable subspecies which in some eyes blends into several of the other biflorus subspecies. Certainly the biflorus group present the taxonomists with the greatest challenge in the genus. A variety of fine botanical distinctions are used along with the geographical distribution to determine the different subspecies. (A future revision of the site may include these fine details but they are beyond the objectives of the current version).

Another example of Crocus biflorus isauricus illustrating just how variable this subspecies is