An easy and attractive autumn flowering species, with a stronger tube than the related Crocus speciosus.   This makes it a better garden plant, being less prone to flop over.   There is a very large flowered form, possibly of hybrid origin, called 'Zephyr'.   This has greyish lilac flowers.

*In UK garden centres some (or more) of the stock offered (of Dutch origin) is unfortunately mixed or hybridised with Crocus speciosus.   Only a proportion of the corms will produce flowers of the appearance below, the rest appear to be Crocus speciosus.  

A form raised from wild collected seed

A clone available from UK specialist bulb suppliers.

White form.   Vigorous and increases in the garden here.

Corms showing papery tunic with some evidence of basal rings.