Leaves dark or glossy green, 5-15mm wide, appearing just before blooming. Flowers yellow, 4-5cm long on stems to 20cm tall, autumn. Eastern Mediterranean. The most satisfactory garden species but must have a warm site or flowers will be very late. S.l var. graeca see S. sicula.
a, S. candida; b, S. colchiciflora; c, S. lutea;
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