Saffron is believed to have originated from Greece with wild saffron as being the parent variety. Wild saffron is botanically called Crocus cartwrightianus and its domesticated variety is the commercial saffron. The commercially cultivated saffron is botanically named Crocus sativus. It can grow upto 20 cm in height and is a bulbous perennial plant with globular corms. It is the corm that is planted for saffron cultivation. The saffron or kesar flowers vary in color from lilac to purple. The style is yellow in color while the stigmata are bright red. Kesar flowers are divided into 3 branches. The red colored stigma of the flowers are harvested and used for spice purposes.
Indian-saffron Care
Stigmata Croci
What is the plant
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Lighting
Part Sun
Difficulty
Easy
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Saffron crop requires little water. The soil must not be completely dry but just moist. Unlike a lot of other crops it does not need a very wet soil.
Pruning
Allow the leaves to die down naturally in spring – don’t cut them off or remove them until they have turned yellow or gone brown.
Fertilizer
When in leaf, feed with a high potash liquid plant food, such as a tomato feed.
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Sunlight
Full sun
Soil
It can grow in loamy, sandy or calcareous soil. Gravelly soil is also favorable for saffron farming.
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