A Fine Potted Plant: An Aromatic Flower That Is Easier to Grow Than Pothos or Spider Plant, Thrives When Simply Tossed into Soil
Introduction
Potted green plants are essential accents for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home brings many benefits, as they beautify the living space and delight the mood. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1406" introduces you to a beautiful and aromatic flower.
Today's Star
Plants that are both beautiful and fragrant have always been fine potted choices, such as orchids, narcissus, and winter daphne; placed in the home, they let you enjoy the blooms and the scent. This year, don't grow those overcommon pothos and spider plants anymore. Today's star, saffron crocus, is more worth having.
Saffron Crocus
Saffron crocus, also known as crocus and zanghonghua, is exactly the "zanghonghua" that often appears in films and TV dramas. It is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Crocus in the iris family, native to southern Europe, introduced to China during the Yuan Dynasty, and now cultivated in many places. It is not only a precious Chinese medicinal herb but also a beautiful ornamental flower.
High Ornamental Value
The saffron crocus is very short, only about ten-odd cm tall, bearing pale blue, red-purple, or white flowers. The flowers are not large, about 3 cm in diameter, with multiple flowers on one stem. The flower colors are fresh and elegant, especially the blue-purple, which is particularly beautiful and seems to carry an air of ethereal grace, along with a very rich floral fragrance.
Saffron Crocus Corms
Like tulips, hyacinths, and lilies, the saffron crocus is a bulbous plant, with corms underground that are oblate-spherical, 3 cm in diameter, the size of a pigeon egg. It has very strong sprouting ability and is propagated by corms; you can almost just toss them into the ground, and they will grow well without special care or tending, making it super easy to grow.
A Fine Potted Plant
In ancient times, saffron crocus was the most important source of spice (and still is today), and many perfumes are made with it. Of course, the saffron crocus is also an important potted ornamental flower. It has a short plant, is easy to cultivate, blooms beautifully, has a high reblooming rate, is perennial, and with one planting you can enjoy its flowers year after year. Grown in mass plantings in the ground, the ornamental effect is even better, and it is loved by many flower enthusiasts.