That pound could cost you around $1,500. Above: A field of saffron crocus. Photograph by Shellie via Flickr. Or you can buy about 30 bulbs for less than $20, plant them, and grind your own saffron.

Saffron is a pricy spice harvested from a crocus that flowers in the fall. Saffron, the world's most expensive spice, comes from the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a fall-blooming crocus with purple ...

Saffron is the red stigma of the Crocus sativus. Each crocus has three ... David Smale: They're actually called corms, but they're like a bulb, basically. Like, you know, a flower bulb.

To get a good display plant bulbs the autumn before and ... lawns or containers. The spice saffron comes from an autumn flowering crocus. Most prefer a sunny spot.