Saffron, which is known as the world's priciest spice, is harvested from the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a plant that fills gardens with its stunning purple blossoms in the fall. While nurturing ...

Hermes, the herald of the Greek gods, was enjoying a game of discus. His lover Crocus stood up at just the wrong moment. Grief stricken, Hermes transformed the youth into a flower. Three drops of ...

Saffron, a spice derived from the Crocus sativus flower, is most commonly associated with Asia and the Middle East. But saffron crocus thrive around the Mediterranean, including Italy, where they ...

A glimpse at Kashmir’s saffron harvest. Paper replicas of saffron flowers, which are harvested in mid-autumn (past our press time), made for T by the artist Sourabh Gupta.Credit...Photograph by Esther ...

Gardeners on the hunt for something special, novel, exotic even, might consider growing saffron crocus for a personal supply of the expensive spice saffron. The spice saffron is produced by the ...

In a review article published in the journal Nutrients, the authors summarized the findings of existing studies investigating the significance of saffron and its by-products in preventing and treating ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Saffron is a pricy spice harvested from a fall-flowering crocus. Learn how to grow it to harvest your own saffron. Saffron, ...