Crocus sativus, also commonly known as saffron crocus, ... It is hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9, where its corms can be left in the ground to reappear the next year.

Crocus sativus) fade in the garden. But if you plant now, ... Zones 5-9. The rich lavender flowers are perfect foils for the three fiery stigmas inside each bloom.

Saffron is a pricy spice harvested from a fall-flowering crocus. Learn how to grow it to harvest your own saffron.

In November, one hardly expects to see much growing in the garden. It’s a time of year when color is fading fast, giving way to a landscape painted in earth ...

Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus, was probably introduced here by the Romans. In Tudor times enough were grown in Essex to give the town of Saffron Walden its name.

Crocus sativus, a small plain purple flower with three bright red stigmas, not unlike the crocus flowers which seem omnipresent in springtime, only much more valuable. Then once they've been ...