What plant is saffron? It is a typical bulb plant

Other names for saffron

saffron crocus, western saffron.

Habits of saffron

Saffron is a typical autumn-planted bulbous flower, native to southern Europe. It prefers cool, humid and semi-shaded environments, and is relatively cold-tolerant.

Saffron is suitable for growing in well-drained sandy loam rich in humus. pH value 5.5-6.5.

Saffron corms go dormant in summer, and root and sprout leaves in autumn. 10 late month flowering, flowers open by day and close at night.

The value of saffron

Medicinal: saffron crocus is a famous precious Chinese medicinal material. Its dried stigma is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, and can invigorate blood and dissolve stasis, disperse depression and open knots, and relieve pain. It is used to treat anxiety and depression, chest and diaphragm stuffiness, vomiting blood, typhoid madness, fright and trance, women's amenorrhea, blood-stagnant irregular menstruation, postpartum lochia not ending, pain due to blood stasis, measles, bruises and injuries, etc.

Dietary: saffron is used as a coloring and flavoring seasoning in Mediterranean region, Eastern dishes, Arab and Indian cuisine, as well as in bread in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and the Balkans. It is also an important ingredient in French bouillabaisse and Spanish paella. Common ways to eat it include oral intake, soaking in water, soaking in alcohol, in meals, and steamed eggs, etc., but saffron should not be used too much.

Spice: saffron's pungent golden stigma is very precious, used for food seasoning and coloring, and also used as a dye.

Saffron flower language

Happiness.