Saffron is a pricy spice harvested from a fall-flowering crocus. Learn how to grow it to harvest your own saffron.

Crocuses are beautiful, cup-shaped flowers synonymous with spring. Colors vary from white to yellow to purples and multicolored blooms. Crocuses are some of the earliest bloomers in the garden ...

There are three stigmas per flower; 10 to 15 saffron threads equal ¼ teaspoon of pure powder (gourmetsleuth.com), therefore, 40 to 60 threads plucked from 12 to 20 saffron crocus corms are needed ...

“Then place an individual crocus corm on top and add another 1.5cm of compost over that.” For potted crocuses, depth is very important in order to help the flowers bloom.

Photo/Lee GugliadaPretty Colchicum autumnale bloom at the Freylinghausen Arboretum in Morristown, New Jersey. Many garden enthusiasts are at all familiar with the Autumn Crocus — colchicum ...

Crocus. If you've ever seen a flower peeking through the snow in the winter, it's likely it was a crocus. Plant crocus corms in clusters 6 to 8 weeks before the first hard frost of the season in ...

Saffron comes from the crimson stigmas of Crocus sativus (an autumn- flowering crocus). Known for its delicate flavor and as a food coloring, it also is used in dyes and medicine. Each bloom ...

“Behold, my friends. The spring is come. The earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun. and we shall soon see the results of their love.” – Sitting Bull ...