Plant: cormous perennial to 8 "

Origin: Turkey and SW Asia

Zone: 5 - 8

Flowers: light purple with darker feathering. 'Alba' is a pure white cultivar. Bright orange stamens and pistlls

Foliage: linear with white stripe. Grows and elongates from mid winter to spring.

Culture: sun to part shade. Well drained soil. Propagate by diviision of cormlets produced around corm. There are many other species of crocus that bloom in October (Sarah's bday month).