After he continues to pursue her against her wishes, she resorts to bewitching him, transforming Crocus into a saffron crocus flower, with its radiant orange stigmas remaining as a faint symbol of his undying passion for Smilax.
She resorts to bewitching him, transforming Crocus into a saffron crocus flower. This is with its radiant orange stigmas. These radiant orange stigmas are remaining as a faint symbol of his undying passion for Smilax. He continues to pursue her against her wishes.