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The cultivated saffron (saffron crocus C. sativus) flowers in the autumn and comes up every year, so it is known as a perennial plant. It does not grow wild, and is now a triploid form of the eastern Mediterranean plant called Crocus cartwrightianus. It is thought that C. cartwrightianus came from Crete.he cultivated saffron (saffron crocus C. sativus) flowers in the autumn and comes up every year, so it is known as a perennial plant. It does not grow wild, and is now a triploid form of the eastern Mediterranean plant called Crocus cartwrightianus. It is thought that C. cartwrightianus came from Crete.
Saffron is quite easy to grow. It is produced from the stamen of Crocus Sativus. The crocus are a group of small flowering bulbs. Most types of crocus flower in the spring, but the saffron crocus flowers in the autumn, not long after the leaves are produced. For me this year it was in April.affron is quite easy to grow. It is produced from the stamen of Crocus Sativus. The crocus are a group of small flowering bulbs. Most types of crocus flower in the spring, but the saffron crocus flowers in the autumn, not long after the leaves are produced. For me this year it was in April.