Why Wont My Saffron Crocus Flower. All in all this crocus cannot get enough heat and sunshine. Your Crocus plant will live for about two years.
Dec 02 2020 There are several reasons for a crocus not blooming. The bright red-orange threads you get when you buy saffron are actually the stigmas or female portion of the Saffron Crocus flowers. Do double-check that you are buying the right one as autumn crocuses are poisonous.
They do best when summers are hot and dry.
Jul 04 2014 Saffron is the stigma or female flower part of the saffron crocus Crocus sativus. The large numbers of flowers needed plus the high labor costs of carefully picking just that part from the flower make it the most expensive spice in the world. Crocus Sativus bulbs which are fresh and have not been used for Saffron production grown on a yearly rotated location have proven to have far more reproduction capacity. These beautiful purple crocus will open and offer you pure saffron on each flowers stigmas.