{"product_id":"crocus-sativus","title":"Crocus sativus","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlant \u003cem\u003eCrocus sativus\u003c\/em\u003e bulbs and grow your own saffron to use in cooking. We rarely think of bulbs as edible, but this showy fall-blooming Crocus is the source of saffron, the quintessential seasoning for paella and other dishes from the Mediterranean and Asia. Each lilac-purple flower produces three red stigmas, which have been used for flavoring and coloring food since Roman times. For more information, read our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guides\/how-to-harvest-saffron-crocus\"\u003einstructions on harvesting saffron\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps because the sun is so low in the sky after the autumn equinox, the blooms of fall Crocus positively glow in the landscape. They appear between September and January (depending on your climate) on stems 3–6″ tall and have the same refined goblet-shaped flowers of their spring cousins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe ship fall Crocus in September. The bulbs must be planted right away so they may go about the business of rooting.  Fall Crocus grow best in a sunny, protected site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information on Crocus care, click Growing Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Flower Farm","offers":[{"title":"25 bulbs","offer_id":47980182208665,"sku":"0910891-F","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/9983\/9129\/files\/19593.jpg?v=1782075875","url":"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/products\/crocus-sativus","provider":"White Flower Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}