Flowering Time	Spring
Distribution	NW Turkey
Native Climate	Cold moist winter, warm dryish summer
Wild Habitat	Dryish places in scrub
Distinctive Features	Orange yellow flower, style divides into 6 branches. Corm tunic coarse fibres
Closest Relatives	Crocus olivieri olivieri; Crocus olivieri balansae; Crocus flavus; Crocus graveolens; Crocus vitellinus
Cultivation Requirements	Cool moist winter. Warm dryish summer rest. (Probably best given winter protection in UK gardens)
Availability	Specialist bulb suppliers