If you love the delicate, colourful blooms of crocus plants, you’re not alone. Flowering from late winter to early spring, many people choose to add this burst of colour to their seasonal gardens.

Its vibrant purple petals notwithstanding, the saffron flower (Crocus sativus) is valued primarily for what hides beneath ...

Vivid violet blooms and a bright red stigma add color to your fall garden Crocus sativus, also commonly known as saffron crocus, is a member of the iris family. It grows from a corm, which is ...

Plants and flowers feature differently ... the Macedonian kings’ other residence, where small crocuses and large ones (colchicums to us) wind among lilies, acanthus, perhaps some narcissi ...

Did you know that the world’s most expensive spice comes from a type of crocus? It’s true. Saffron is derived from Crocus ...

Fall is the time to plant bulbs if you want to see blooms in the spring. Martha Stewart's gardener has a few recommendations ...

Derived from the crocus plant, saffron fetches around $1,500 (£1,200) per kilo. In October and November fields around the town turn purple as the crocus plants bloom. Autumn also sees the ...