Derived from the crocus plant, saffron fetches around $1,500 (£1,200 ... It all starts with the planting of corms, which look like bulbs. "It is a highly labour-intensive industry where each ...

That pound could cost you around $1,500. Above: A field of saffron crocus. Photograph by Shellie via Flickr. Or you can buy about 30 bulbs for less than $20, plant them, and grind your own saffron.

Saffron is the red stigma of the Crocus sativus. Each crocus has three ... David Smale: They're actually called corms, but they're like a bulb, basically. Like, you know, a flower bulb.

To get a good display plant bulbs the autumn before and ... lawns or containers. The spice saffron comes from an autumn flowering crocus. Most prefer a sunny spot.