The part of the plant you actually eat -- the vivid crimson stigmas -- produce saffron, the world's most coveted and expensive spice, and they come from just one plant: Crocus sativus. These stigmas ...

Autumn crocus, also known as Colchicum, is a delightful addition to any garden, offering vibrant blooms that appear just as many other flowers are fading. These beautiful plants bring a splash of ...

What look like crocuses blooming now out of season are autumn crocuses or Colchicum autumnale, which aren't the same as more familiar spring-blooming crocuses.

Autumn crocus is worth planting if only to startle your neighbors. When they ask why your crocuses are blooming this time of year, just smile and say that perhaps spring has come early in your ...

When to plant crocuses According to gardener and writer Sarah Raven, crocus corms intended for an early spring display should be planted in autumn, between September and November.

Autumn Crocuses, also known as Meadow Saffron, fall Crocus, and "naked ladies," are beautiful purple bulbs that bloom in the fall. While appealing to the eye, they contain the chemical colchicine ...

Autumn crocuses are goblet-like flowers that grow a few centimetres out of the ground and often appear in a purple colour with golden-yellow stamens.

Colchicine (from the autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale) has long been prescribed in the treatment of gout. It attracted the attention of cancer researchers because it is poisonous to living cells ...

Saffron crocuses are pale purple crocuses that, because they bloom in the fall, are also known as autumn crocuses. Their cup-shaped blooms grow to about four inches above the ground among thin ...

Autumn crocuses are goblet-like flowers that grow a few centimetres out of the ground and often appear in a purple colour with golden-yellow stamens.

Autumn crocuses are goblet-like flowers that grow a few centimetres out of the ground and often appear in a purple colour with golden-yellow stamens.