🧡🌸 Saffron Crocus Bulbs (Crocus sativus) | Grow Your Own Red Gold Spice at Home
🌿 Why You’ll Love Saffron Crocus
🧡 Grows the World's Costliest Spice: These bulbs bloom into beautiful purple flowers with vivid red stigmas, which are harvested as saffron threads — used in gourmet cooking, skincare, and traditional medicine.
🌸 Stunning Fall Blooms: Unlike other crocus species, Crocus sativus flowers in autumn, adding rare seasonal charm to your garden.
🏡 Homegrown Spice Source: Enjoy growing your own pure, organic saffron at home — a rewarding and economical alternative to store-bought saffron.
🪴 Perfect for Pots or Beds: Grows well in containers, raised beds, or garden soil; excellent for home chefs, herbal enthusiasts, and spice lovers.
☀️ Drought Tolerant & Low-Maintenance: Once established, saffron crocus bulbs need minimal watering, making them ideal for dry climates and busy gardeners.
🌱 Planting & Care Tips
📍 Planting Season: Best planted in late summer to early autumn (August–October)
🌞 Sunlight: Prefers full sun or light shade
🌿 Soil: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; avoid waterlogging
💧 Watering: Water lightly after planting, then only as needed
🌼 Bloom Time: Autumn (October–November)
🧵 Harvest: Carefully pluck three red stigmas per flower on the day it blooms, dry in a dark place, and store in airtight container