It is also grown in Iran, where it is called gol-e yakh (گل‌یخ) or "ice flower" in Persian.

Its strongly scented pendent flowers, produced in winter (between November and March in UK,[4]) on bare stems, have 15-21 yellow or pale green-yellow tepals, the inner ones usually with purplish red pigments.

[5][2][6] This plant is cultivated in gardens, producing valued flower colour during dormant seasons.

C. praecox is a common motif in traditional Persian poetry, literature, and music.

A more modern example of C. praecox in Persian music is Kourosh Yaghmaei's Gol-e Yakh.