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 ...

Saffron, which is known as the world's priciest spice, is harvested from the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a plant that fills gardens with its stunning purple blossoms in the fall. While nurturing ...

A basket of purple saffron flowers - Fasil Tiru / 500px/Getty Images Growing saffron (Crocus sativus) at home can be a rewarding and cost-effective way to enjoy this luxurious and rather expensive ...

For years, most people in Linda Foster’s gardening club assumed saffron was something that only came from distant farms ...

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 ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Harvesting saffron requires a lot of physical labor to get the flowers from the field to final packaging. The harvesting process plus its distinct flavor, smell, and ...

At a field outside Kozani, northern Greece, the strikingly blue-and-purple petals of saffron give off an intoxicating scent that underscores the value of one of the country's most lucrative crops.

Amid a sea of saffron bloom, Irshad Ahmad Dar and his family are upbeat as they pick purple flowers one by one in their field at Patalbagh village of Pampore in south Kashmir. A farmer collects ...

Not every purple crocus is your friend. The part of the plant you actually eat -- the vivid crimson stigmas -- produce saffron, the world's most coveted and expensive spice, and they come from just ...