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RE: Portland Plants - Earn SBD by helping me identify these plants!
Plant 1: Crocus sativus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocus_sativus)
Don't sniff them too much, they can and will give you a headache! :) They make saffron spice out of them! :) The most expensive spice you can buy :)
Oh, I didn't know that! Thanks for the info and the link. Unfortunately, someone has already identified Plant 1.
Thanks for participating!
Just to clarify the identification of the crocus. The saffron spice is from an autumn-flowering Crocus (Crocus sativus), not one flowering in the spring. The spring crocus are Crocus vernus. I grow the Saffron crocus and harvest them in the fall.
Cool!! I didn't know that. Thank's for explaining the difference. Are you growing them for business or just for yourself?
I grow them for myself. I don't think I could make a profit for selling the stamens for spice, because it takes so many stamens to get enough to cook. It's not hard to harvest the stamens, but it would be tedious to do a lot of it.
But each year, my harvest triples in size. I started with 6 bulbs, 3 years ago. This year, I harvested enough for making 3 recipes, lol. So maybe in 10 years I will have more than I can use. ; )