These cheerful little flowers are mildly toxic to pets. Here are the main care requirements for growing a saffron crocus. Want more gardening tips? Sign up for our free gardening newsletter for ...

comes from the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a fall-blooming crocus with purple flowers. While growing the crocus itself ...

Did you know that the world’s most expensive spice comes from a type of crocus? It’s true. Saffron is derived from Crocus ...

As well as a spectacular location, Pampore is India's centre for saffron - a spice so valuable that it is sometimes called red gold. Derived from the crocus plant, saffron fetches around $1,500 ...

Each crocus has three small stigmas that have ... of hard manual labor to produce just 1 kilogram of high-quality saffron. Growing the plants isn't exactly easy either. David Smale: They're ...

To get a good display plant bulbs the autumn before and don’t cut off their leaves when they’ve finished flowering Grown for ...

The stunning saffron crocus blooms with delicate lavender flowers ... it's a result of thousands of years of selective breeding. The saffron corms grow well planted under other plants.

Did you know the world’s most expensive spice comes from a type of crocus? It’s true. Saffron is derived from Crocus sativus, commonly known as the “saffron crocus.” While blooming crocuses are as ...