Crocus neapolitanus (Ker Gawl.) Loisel.

A plant that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 12 cm high and spreads 7 cm wide. The stems is slender, erect and flowering. The leaves are long, green and narrow. The flowers are white to purple. They are tube shaped and expand. They occur singly at the top of the plant.

It needs a well-drained soil. It needs an open sunny position. It is resistant to frost but damaged by drought.

The fruit are eaten as a snack.

Plants can be grown from division.