Saffron Crocus
Scientific Name: Crocus sativus L.
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Family: Iridaceae ...
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Meadow Saffron
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Meadow Saffron (Colchicum) - Hardy bulbs, some handsome in autumn. The individual flowers do not, as a rule, last long, but, as they come in succession, there is a long season of bloom.
Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae. The flower has three stigmas, which are the distal ends of the plant's carpels.
Saffron Goddess as source of all energy or animating spirit in the material realm is also a feature Tantric buddhism. Saffron invokes the protection of the goddess Kundalini, who dwells in all of us as a serpent-like energy, the source of all Life.
The saffron crocus blooms in the autumn, producing 1 to 5 rich lilac flowers with dark purple veins, held wide open above inconspicuous foliage.
Noteworthy characteristics: Plants may bloom well the first year, but sparsely thereafter.
Meadow Saffron
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or autumn crocus, perennial garden ornamental (Colchicum autumnale) of the family Liliaceae (lily family).
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This has quite small flowers, white, or slightly off white, and held on white stems.
Seeds of Meadow Saffron Crocus can be harvested as soon as ripe, and sown into containers and over-wintered in a cold greenhouse or coldframe.
Saffron-Spike, Zebra plant.
Compact shrub with thick stems and ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves, up to 12in (30cm) long, with white, silver, or yellow veins. Bears terminal spikes, to 8in (20cm) long, of yellow flowers.
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Saffron gatherers appear in Minoan frescos on the island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea. See History of saffron
Composed Bouquet of Spring Flowers, by Ambrosius Bosschaert, c. 1620 (Louvre Museum) ...
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Saffron comes from the dried stigmas of a fall-blooming crocus, C. sativus. If your crocus are C. sativus, you can harvest your own saffron.
The saffron crocus is the most familiar due to its history of culinary, dye, and medicinal uses. It's also the most commonly available species. The broad, six- to twelve-inch long leaves grow briefly in the spring and then die by midsummer.
Meadow saffron, autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale)
Saffron crocus (Crocus sativus)
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The true saffron crocus is Crocus sativus, from which edible saffron is produced. It's important to differentiate between the two because all parts of the colchicum are highly toxic if ingested, and contact with the skin may cause irritation.
Safflor or False Saffron are ornamental, annual to biannual plants with bright colored flower heads on usually spiny stems and leathery leaves.
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Saffron Crocus is grown in some parts of the world for the harvesting of saffron, the dried yellow-orange powder of the large stigmas, used in the coloring and flavoring of foods.
Crocus sativus (Saffron, Family: Iridaceae)
Crossandra infundibuliformis, Crossandra undulifolia Orange (Tropic Flame, Family: Acanthaceae) ...
The saffron-colroed flowers have frilled, orange cups, and appear on leafless stems. Green basal leaves are strap-shaped or cylindral. Can be naturalized or forced to bloom indoors. Lift and divide clumps when flowering becomes sparse.
'Safrano' Roses (Introduced - 1838) Anyone who has seen 'Safrano' at the peak of bloom -saffron- and apricot-colored petals just starting to fade to buff yellow -will never forget the sight, ...
This plant is not in any way related to Saffron, though the flowers are used similarly. (It largely replaces the use of Saffron owing to the large price of the latter. - EDITOR).
Crocuses are especially appealing in pots, and can be brought indoors when blooming. The dried stigmas of Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus, are used in cooking for color and flavoring.
Instructions on how to grow the spice, saffron.
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Curcuma are commonly known by a number of common names, including turmeric, Indian saffron, Siam tulip, zedoary, and hidden lily.
Hybrids of this beautiful cross include the ever-popular C. 'Lucifer' and many other cultivars of merit. Crocosmia comes from the Greek words, krokos (saffron) and osme (smell), because the dried flowers, when immersed in warm water, ...
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Cayenne red veins streaking across saffron yellow leaves. Imagine this spicing up a bland patch of shade. Zones 1-9, 14-24.
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Many branching stems bear gorgeous rosettes in a rainbow of greens, saffron, and salmon pink.
Attributes - Aeonium decorum 'Sunburst'
Plant Type: Succulent ...
A yellow dye is obtained from the flowers and used as a saffron substitute for colouring foods[61, 177, 183].
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Colchicum autumnale - Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron
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Other herbs with importance dating back to early times include basil, saffron, sage, savory, tarragon, and thyme.
The name did not refer to the familiar spring-blooming species, but to the Saffron Crocus (C. sativus), which was used extensively as a die, as an ingredient in cooking and even in embalming rituals.
Wren, R.C. 1988 Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, C.W.Daniel, Saffron Walden.
"Pyrrocoma" is Greek for "tawny mane" and refers to the pappus color. "Crocea", from the Greek for "Crocus", refers to the saffron/orange color of the flower.
Worldwide, there are 70 genera and about 1,500 species. Five genera are native to North America. Gladiolus is a well-known cultivated member of this family. The expensive saffron spice is made from the stigmas of Crocus sativus.
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Achiotes, or Annattos, are small shrubs and trees from the tropics of North and South America. The fruits are inedible, but the seeds produce the pigment and spice Annatto. It can be used as a substitute to the much more expensive spice Saffron.
(Marruecos), Cólchico (castellano), Colchique (francés), Còlquic (catalán), Cólquico (castellano), Espantapastores (castellano), Fall crocus (inglés), Herbstzeitlose (alemán), Liliaceae (familia), Mata perros (castellano), Meadow Saffron ...
 See also: May, Medic, Green, Crocus, Orange
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