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

Narrator: Saffron comes from the saffron crocus flower. And each flower has three red stigmas — that's the saffron. Ghalehgolabbehbahani: The yield of saffron is really low.

Saffron comes from a type of crocus flower. It's a common spice in Mediterranean cooking. Because it's hard to harvest -- it takes 75,000 flowers to get a pound of saffron-- it's one of the ...

A guide to saffron and how to use it in cooking. Saffron comes from the stigmas of the purple Crocus sativus flower, also known as the saffron crocus because of its prized crimson threads.

Saffron crocus grows best in full sun conditions with rich, well-draining soil and temperatures around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. It is hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9, where its corms can be left in ...

Of the 300 tons of saffron harvested each year, about 90 percent is grown in Iran, b ut the world’s finest—and most expensive—saffron comes from the Indian state of Kashmir. It can sell for ...

Health benefits of saffron Saffron is the world’s most expensive and elusive spice — and for good reason. Saffron grows in only a few countries around the world and is challenging and e… ...

Health benefits of saffron Saffron is the world’s most expensive and elusive spice — and for good reason. Saffron grows in only a few countries around the world and is challenging and e… ...