Picked a few saffron crocus stigmas! Waiting for the rest to bloom. Last fall, the squirrels took some of the flowers and dug up several corms! 😬 We started with 30 corms nearly three years ago and lost about half to last year’s very cold, wet, and prolonged snow. ☺️ 🌱IG @learntogrow #crocussativus #saffron #crocus #fallgarden #flowergarden #pnwgardening #gardenersofinstagram #organicgardening #spices #herbgarden #usa #canada #garden #herbs | ᑭlantamaven

Saffron is a fascinating plant - in the crocus genus, it grows from little corms that throw out long green spindly leaves and low blooming flowers that produce three orange-red stigmas. These three stigmas ARE what we know as saffron in a spice jar. Even wilder, there is no known example of Crocus sativus in the wild - it appears to be a mutation from a predecessor that is now entirely propagated through human cultivation! | Epic Gardening

Over 150,000 crocus flowers are needed to make a single kilogram of Saffron leading to an extremely high price tag. #Saffron #Flower #Nature | Business Insider

The Benefits of #Saffron | The Food Glossary

The health benefits of saffron