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Saffron flower

Crocus sativus

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We have planted a couple of Saffron plants at our back-door garden. We didn’t expect them to grow well, since Tehran is not their usual habitat. But to our surprise, the lovely flowers grew. The flowers appear in autumn, when it starts to get cold. We love to use their dried stigmas as spice in our food.

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Comments (11)
zhabiz
Exactly Emma, and the pity is that the people, who do the hard work and handpick the stigmas, don’t earn much money.
HemaShah
a treasure. One reason Saffron is so expensive is that the stigma have to be handpicked.
zhabiz
Hi Francis, thanks. It's nice to be here.
Leuba Ridgway
It must feel great to be able to grow your own saffron - well done !!
zhabiz
We have to spend a lot on them too, because a few flowers are not sufficient for our consumption. Anyway it is nice to harvest your own Saffron.
Mark Ridgway
It is certainly worth a try. They are pretty flowers anyway.
Sachin Zaveri
Fantastic,, and lucky to have this one in back-door garden, we have to spent a lot for Saffron

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PublishedJanuary 17, 2012

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