Crocus Sativus

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Crocus sativus is both a beautiful autumn flower and one of the most precious spices in the world, its lilac blooms appearing bare of foliage in early autumn, each one containing t he three vivid red stigmas that, carefully harvested and dried, become saffron. Each bulb planted in summer produces several blooms in early autumn, and from each bloom, three stigmas. It is a slow, rewarding harvest, and even without the saffron, the lilac flowers alone would justify growing it. Chosen for reliability and colour, Blom's crocus bulbs are selected from growers who understand that the first flower of spring is worth getting right. Show more