Flowering Time	Spring
Distribution	Turkey (E Taurus mountains)
Native Climate	Mediterranean
Wild Habitat	Light woodland, shrubland and adjacent fields
Distinctive Features	Flowers shades of lilac, exterior of outer petals silvery of buff coloured. Corm tunic membranous splitting at base
Closest Relatives	Crocus adanensis
Cultivation Requirements	Cool moist growing season. Dryish but not arid summer rest
Availability	Specialist seed lists

Distinguished by its a yellow throat from Crocus adanensis which has a white throat.*

*It seems possible that these very similar species have already become muddled in cultivation although only relatively recently described. It is also possible that a future revision of the genus will recognise a closer link than that of the current taxonomic situation.