藏紅花(hua)(hua)多年生草本;地下鱗(lin)莖呈球狀(zhuang),外被(bei)褐色膜質(zhi)鱗(lin)葉(xie),葉(xie)9~15片(pian)(pian)(pian),白鱗(lin)莖生出,無柄,葉(xie)片(pian)(pian)(pian)窄長線形(xing)(xing),長15~20厘(li)米(mi)(mi),寬2~3厘(li)米(mi)(mi),葉(xie)緣反卷,具細毛,基(ji)部由(you)4~5片(pian)(pian)(pian)廣闊(kuo)鱗(lin)片(pian)(pian)(pian)包(bao)圍;花(hua)(hua)頂生,直徑2.5~3厘(li)米(mi)(mi);花(hua)(hua)被(bei)6片(pian)(pian)(pian),倒卵圓(yuan)形(xing)(xing),淡紫色,花(hua)(hua)筒長4~6厘(li)米(mi)(mi),細管狀(zhuang);雄蕊(rui)3枚(mei),花(hua)(hua)藥大,基(ji)部箭形(xing)(xing);花(hua)(hua)期11月(yue)上旬至中旬;番(fan)紅花(hua)(hua)又叫(jiao)藏紅花(hua)(hua)或西紅花(hua)(hua)。番(fan)紅花(hua)(hua)葉(xie)叢(cong)纖(xian)細,花(hua)(hua)朵嬌柔(rou)優雅(ya),花(hua)(hua)色有(you)白、紫、橙等(deng),具特異(yi)芳(fang)香(xiang),是(shi)點(dian)綴花(hua)(hua)壇和布置巖石(shi)園的好材料,也可盆栽或水養供室內觀賞(shang)。