Saffron Crocus Sativus Organic

An organically grown crocus variety from which saffron is obtained – one of the rarest and most valuable spices in the world.

The plant is known for its beautiful purple flowers and fine red stigmas.

Used in cooking and traditional medicine for its unique aroma and beneficial properties.

How to grow

The ancient Romans considered the crocus to be the flower of Aurora, the goddess of the morning dawn.

It was known to people as far back as ancient Assyria-Babylonia, India and Egypt several millennia BC, where it was used as a dye, medicinal and ornamental plant and as a food spice.

They are planted in September - November, or in July for the autumn-flowering ones.

Crocus is propagated by corms, which each year in early summer, after flowering and the dying back of the above-ground parts, are lifted from the soil and dried in a shady, dry and ventilated place.

Then the small offset cormlets that have formed are separated from the large ones. The large ones are planted in autumn 5 -8 cm apart in temporary beds. Crocus requires light sandy soils and sunny spots.