Saffron Flower Garden. The plant typically grows in damp meadows in the wild and is also known as the meadow saffron. Dont be expecting a bumper harvest.
Its the essence of legends yet its own story is fairly simple. Saffron bulbs first start shooting up the leaves of the plant. 29052008 Saffron crocus is a fall bloomer with purple petals yellow stamens and a three-part red-orange stigma that becomes the saffron strands.
21022016 It has beautiful golden-red threads and a pound of dried saffron goes for about 5000 about 25 percent of the price of a pound of gold.
2000 Vectors Stock Photos. The saffron flower has bracteoles which are a kind of specialized leaf with flower stems known as pedicels. Each plant bears around four flowers with a three-pronged style emerging from each bloom. I like harvesting the flowers before they open.