Abstract: As one of "new Zhejiang Eight Medical Materials" in Zhejiang province, saffron has been bred and cultivated on a large scale in Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu, et al since it is introduced to China successfully in the 1960. Currently, industry and technology of saffron in Zhejiang take leading position across the country. As a small traditional Chinese medicine variety with high economic value prospect, expand the planting area and improve planting pattern are the key to the industrialization of saffron. Through preliminarily analyzing and discussing the variety breeding research, production research, variety evaluation cultivation techniques, and comprehensive exploitation and utilization of saffron, this paper combs the problems existing in the development of saffron, hoping to provide certain scientific reference for the development and utilization of saffron in China and promote the sustainable development of the industry.