The domesticated saffron crocus, Crocus sativus, is an autumn-flowering perennial plant unknown in the wild.
Varieties: The various saffron crocus cultivars give rise to thread types that are often regionally distributed and characteristically distinct.
Saffron is a spice derived from the dried stigma of the flower of the
saffron crocus; each flower has only three stigmas.
But for a show this year try autumn crocus and
Saffron crocus. They look great if planted in beds and borders, but are perhaps most dramatic if massed in informal drifts in a lawn, either drifts of separate bulb types, or a whole load of cultivars mixed together.
Crocuses are my favourite and the likes of sativus (
saffron crocus) are even more delightful than the more popular winter varieties.
Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus Sativus, commonly known as the
saffron crocus. Each
saffron crocus grows to 20--30 cm and bears up to four flowers, each with three vivid crimson stigmas.
Saffron crocus look great in a rockery or sink and Cyclamen hederifolium are best for carpeting bare soil in shady, free-draining borders.
Plan ahead for next year and for this year try autumn crocus and
saffron crocus.
For a show this year, try Autumn crocus (Colchicum spp.) and
Saffron crocus (Crocus spp.) Within these two genus there are many different species and cultivars, boasting flowers ranging in colour from white through pink to purple.
The original
Saffron Crocus has lilac flowers with long red stigmas and was used for flavouring and colouring food.