Plant the corms now and harvest the precious spice in a few weeks.

It will be the only place in Western Washington to produce the spice, according to the owner. "This is like a massive ...

Saffron and honey both contain powerful antioxidants that help tackle oxidative stress and reduce inflammation. Research ...

Saffron, a spice derived from the Crocus sativus flower, is most commonly associated with Asia and the Middle East. But saffron crocus thrive around the Mediterranean, including Italy, where they ...

With a price tag of up to €30,000 per kilogram, saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. Sometimes it even exceeds the price of gold. Its typical aroma is produced by the apocarotenoid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of a purple Crocus sativus flower - meisam sharifnezhad/Shutterstock Despite their ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When the first rains began in autumn, lilac-blue flowers thrust up through my lawn on bare stems, crocuses I ...

The origin of C. sativus has long been the subject of speculation and research, as this knowledge would enable breeders to introduce genetic diversity into the otherwise genetically uniform plant ...

) fade in the garden. But if you plant now, its cheerful color and habit will grace your garden next fall from September to November. Saffron, obtained from the orange-red stigmas inside the flowers, ...

For almost 100 years, there has been controversy as to the possible parent species of the saffron crocus are. If the parent species were known, changes could be inserted into the crocus genome by new ...