Nutrients stored in the corm during one growing season will help in the production of roots, leaves, and flowers for ...

Saffron crocuses thrive in full sun and require a well-draining location. Choose a spot in your garden or a container where ...

Confusion arises between the two because both are commonly called “autumn crocus” but they are actually unrelated and vary ...

also commonly known as saffron crocus, is a member of the iris family. It grows from a corm, which is similar to bulb, and pops back up with its distinctive small purple blooms each year.

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

Dr Allie has worked on a system which involves growing the crocus inside for part of the year. Corms are carefully removed from the soil and grown inside for three months before replanted outside ...

When the foliage first dies off the corms can be lifted, carefully divided, and replanted. There are several other fall blooming crocus as well and, of those, the most well-known is the Saffron crocus ...

For gardeners, hope springs eternal. I wish that more flower bulbs did the same. In lucky gardens, bulbs breed and multiply.

Paprika turns out to be dried peppers. But my favorite realization was that saffron, a revered spice (and rightly so), is just the stigma of crocuses, and you can purchase those crocuses and grow ...

When it comes to bulbs, this time of year much of our attention is focused on getting ready to plant spring-blooming bulbs, and rightfully so. From crocus and daffodils to ...

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