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

In Martha Stewart's world, saffron (Crocus sativus) and its companion plants are like guests at the perfect dinner party -- everyone has a role to play. The stunning saffron crocus blooms with ...

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 ...

Long ago, in ancient Greece, people began cultivating saffron. Today, the super spice decorates some of our favorite curries ...

Saffron, or kesar, has multiple health benefits that can nourish your body. Here is how it can be helpful and how to consume ...

One hundred fifty tonnes of certified saffron are grown worldwide, most of it in Iran. They’re harvesting it now, in the fields of Khorasan and Fars in the northeast of the country. Here in the French ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new project in Afghanistan encourages farmers to switch from cultivating opium poppies to saffron. But Taliban threats keep farmers from planting one the world's most expensive spices on a large ...