Crocus sativus

Crocus sativus L. is a dye plant.

Colors
It yields a yellow and red colours.

The main colorants include crocin, crocetin for yellow, and lycopene, α-carotene, β-carotene and zeaxanthin for red and orange.

Parts used
The colour comes only from the three dried pistils of the flowers.

Synonyms
It's called saffron in english. In China is called 番紅花 [fang hong hua], western red flowers, in chinsese. In Spain is called azafrán. Ir arabic is called za'farán.