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Crocus Sativus | Grow Your Own Saffron
Crocus Sativus | Grow Your Own Saffron
Crocus Sativus | Grow Your Own Saffron
Crocus Sativus | Grow Your Own Saffron
Crocus Sativus | Grow Your Own Saffron

Crocus Sativus | Grow Your Own Saffron

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Grow your own saffron (the most expensive spice in the world), with this beautiful crocus. It produces large sterile, rich lilac...

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Plant description

Grow your own saffron (the most expensive spice in the world), with this beautiful crocus. It produces large sterile, rich lilac flowers with distinctive purple veins in October and November. An autumn-flowering crocus, it is named after its three long, deep-red stigmas, which are cultivated commercially for colouring and flavouring food.
Position

Position

Full sun

Rate of growth

Rate of growth

Average

Flowering period

Flowering period

October - November

Soil type

Soil type

All soil types

Hardiness

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Eventual height & spread
Eventual height and spread

Specifications

Delivery Option
Standard delivery
Location
Outdoor
Sunlight
Full sun
Soil type
All soil types
Rate of growth
Average
Flowering Period
October - November
Flower colour
Purple
Toxicity
Humans/Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
Product Code
BU30000150

Care guide

Plant bulbs in naturalistic drifts 10-15cm (4-6in) deep from August to October in a hot, sunny spot. Where the bulbs are planted in grass do not cut the lawn until after the leaves have died back. Saffron crocus can only be propagated by dividing the corms. After 3 to 4 years dig up the corms, divide and replant in fresh soil. Please note that as these autumn flowering crocus have an incredibly short shelf-life, it is quite common to see them already flowering when they are delivered. This will not have an adverse effect on the long-term health and vigour, and the ones that have not started to flower should be planted out as normal, taking care not to damage any emerging shoots. Those that have started to flower should be taken out of the bag and placed on a sunny windowsill where you can enjoy the show. As soon as the flowers have faded (and before the leaves develop) these too can be planted out.

Warning

Humans/Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten

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