Close-up of a purple Crocus sativus flower - meisam sharifnezhad/Shutterstock Despite their resemblance, most crocus species and lookalikes are inedible or outright ...

A basket of purple saffron flowers - Fasil Tiru / 500px/Getty Images Growing saffron (Crocus sativus) at home can be a rewarding and cost-effective way to enjoy this luxurious and rather expensive ...

Here's the thing: when you walk through the spice aisle at your local grocery store, there's one crimson thread that stands ...

Saffron is called the Red Gold because of its high value, deep red colour, rarity, medicinal properties and global demand.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X I’d hoped a visit to Consuegra for the annual Saffron Rose Festival would help me learn why this ...

Have you ever wondered why a tiny pinch of saffron costs more than most spices you'll find in your kitchen? Let's be real, when you first see the price tag on this crimson thread, your jaw might drop.

The world’s most expensive plant, saffron, is as delicate as it is valuable. Each purple flower blooms for less than three ...

CONSUEGRA, Spain (Reuters) - Saffron has always provided the subtle flavor to Spain's national rice dish paella and colored the central plains with a purple hue for centuries. Now in the 21st century ...

HERAT, Afghanistan — About a dozen children clambered over a low wall into a field of purple flowers and began plucking buds from their rubbery stems, harvesting the “red gold” that might one day be ...

Saffron has been one of the world’s most prized spices for thousands of years, used by ancient empires to dye clothing, scent perfume, and flavor food. Alexander the Great added it to his baths to ...