the smallest physical unit of an element or compound, consisting of one or more like atoms in an element and two or more different atoms in a compound. 2. Chemistry.
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.
The moment you open a container of Bacstrom saffron, you'll experience the best there is. Growing regions: Spanish saffron has long been considered the world's finest. To experience the Spanish tradition of saffron growing, click on the saffron blossoms at left. When I first went to Spain in 1983, it was growing about 70% of the world's crop and large fields of the extraordinarily vibrant lavender crocus could be found across much of the La Mancha Plateau east of Madrid.