Most of the saffron on the world market comes from Iran, Spain, India, and Afghanistan. But saffron crocuses are becoming ...

In Macedonia, it takes the filaments of 150,000 flowers to make a kilo of the world’s most precious, unadulterated spice ...

If you’re all about edibles these days, you might try planting saffron crocus this season. Not only is it the prettiest little fall flower you can imagine, each little red thread (stigma) plucked from ...

Question: Have you ever grown saffron crocus? Does it grow in our climate? Answer: Saffron is reportedly the most expensive spice in the world. This rich spice comes from a fall-blooming species of ...

We've often heard the saying, "money doesn't grow on trees." But money does grow on bulbs - on saffron crocus bulbs, that is. Saffron comes from Crocus sativus. It is the most expensive spice in the ...

Gardeners on the hunt for something special, novel, exotic even, might consider growing saffron crocus for a personal supply of the expensive spice saffron. The spice saffron is produced by the ...

There's treasure buried in the deep soil of Sequim - crocus sativus bulbs. They grow the flower that makes the most expensive spice in the world - saffron. Len Horst owns an organic gardening supply ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Crocus is a low-lying flower, grown from bulbs, that usually crops up in early spring. But you’re looking for Crocus Sativus, which will grow and ...

As golden hour settles over Avtar Dhillon’s farm in Abbotsford, B.C., rows of delicate purple flowers are in full bloom.

Five million saffron (crocus) bulbs were sent from the Italian city of Brescia to Uzbekistan. According to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Italy, a caravan of several trucks with a cargo of 64.5 tons ...