Crocus Sativus Bulbs For Sale Australia

Plant in march 7 10 cm deep in a well drained moderately fertilized soil in full sun.

Crocus sativus bulbs for sale australia.

Grow your own saffron threads which you will see in the supermarkets for more than 130 per gram or just enjoy the fragrant purple flowers either in pots or mass planted. Stigmas must be harvested straight after the flowers open. Crocus saffron pack of 3. Saffron crocus 9 bulbs saffron crocus 9 bulbs crocus sativus.

Suited to temperate gardens it relishes dry summers and cool winters. Plant bulbs approximately 15cm deep to encourage flowering. Harvest flowering time is autumn. Crocus speciosus crocus varieties.

Saffron crocus prefer a cool to cold winter and warm to hot summer. Grow your own saffron. Crocus sativus is prefers a sunny position in a well drained loose soil keep damp during the flowering season. Once dormant allow the soil to dry out.

Crocus saffron crocus sativus produces lilac flowers with dark purple veins on the petals in autumn the orange red saffron stigmas are highly prized and used in cooking and as a dye. Crocus sativus saffron crocus corms are available from january. Each flower will only produce 3 stigmas and each saffron crocus bulb will only produce 1 flower. Bulbs are available for sale online from participating nurseries at various times depending on the species autumn flowering crocus species including goulimyi sativus kotschyanus medius pulchellus ochroleucus pulchellus serotinus salzmannii and speciosus are generally on sale from winter to spring.

Space bulbs 15 cm apart growing details.