• Crocus sativus - Saffron - The Irish Gardener Store
  • Crocus sativus - Saffron - The Irish Gardener Store
  • Crocus sativus - Saffron - The Irish Gardener Store
  • Crocus sativus - Saffron - The Irish Gardener Store
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Crocus sativus - Saffron

€4,99 EUR
€4,99 EUR
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Add vibrant purple blooms and the world's most precious spice to your garden with Crocus sativus, or Saffron Crocus.

Blooming in Autumn, these flowers feature striking purple petals and vivid red stigmas, perfect for harvesting saffron.

Supplied in packets of 8, these bulbs are easy to plant and care for, offering both ornamental beauty and culinary value.

Available to Pre Order Now for Delivery in Autumn, Beginning October

  • Flowering each year during the autumn, Crocus sativus - Saffron bulbs are perfect for growing in bulb drifts or pots.
  • You will need a lot of bulbs if you are growing them for the saffron strands within the flowers for it takes about 150 flowers for one gramme of saffron!
  • If you would like to create an area of colour in your lawn then these super sized Crocus bulbs are the ones for you as they are perfect for naturalizing
  • Plant 5-10cm deep and 5-10cm or more apart
  • Stagger the planting over a few weeks if you want to and this will result in the blooms opening up over a longer period in the spring
  • Crocus sativus - Saffron bulbs should be planted in late summer/early autumn
  • Size of Bulb 10cm and bigger
  • I have been growing Crocus sativus - Saffron  from this Dutch grower for over 10 years and each year the quality is superb.
  • All Pre- Season Orders (Bulbs and Flower Seeds) will be delivered when they arrive in stock. Please note that this is expected to be during October
  •  All my Spring Flowering Bulbs come from suppliers whose flower bulbs I have been planting in gardens for over 10 years and each year the quality is superb.

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Within Ireland, all my deliveries are made by An Post Courier service. Soon, all their vehicles will be electric vehicles and thus, the use of fossil fuels is hugely reduced in the delivery of my orders within Ireland. Packaging, where possible is completely compostable.