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**UitEz0Qo** · 03-31-2012, 10:20 PM

Very nice Effie and Marie. There is more to say, but right now I only have time to say that after looking at your tea recipe Effie I am viewing my crocuses differently. I have read that the best saffron comes from a few very hard to get cultivars, from a variety that blooms in the fall instead of the spring. But if the genus and species are the same, it seems like one could give it a go with those and see what happens. I checked once before about this and I can get the same genus and species easily (cannot remember what these are), but not the specific cultivars that are recommended for the best saffron.

Rick, be careful. There are apparently two types of crocuses. The ones that we can consume have two or three stems - I can't remember which is which. The other variety is poisonous. I have crocuses in my garden but as I can't remember what I was told about them, I would never dare to consume them - the only part of the crocus that is usable are the stems and that is why saffron is so expensive. I buy the saffron that is grown by the farmers in the village Krokos. This saffron is of a very good quality - one of the best - and it is exported to many countries, including the USA I believe.

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UitEz0Qo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 325 Senior Member	Very nice Effie and Marie. There is more to say, but right now I only have time to say that after looking at your tea recipe Effie I am viewing my crocuses differently. I have read that the best saffron comes from a few very hard to get cultivars, from a variety that blooms in the fall instead of the spring. But if the genus and species are the same, it seems like one could give it a go with those and see what happens. I checked once before about this and I can get the same genus and species easily (cannot remember what these are), but not the specific cultivars that are recommended for the best saffron. Rick, be careful. There are apparently two types of crocuses. The ones that we can consume have two or three stems - I can't remember which is which. The other variety is poisonous. I have crocuses in my garden but as I can't remember what I was told about them, I would never dare to consume them - the only part of the crocus that is usable are the stems and that is why saffron is so expensive. I buy the saffron that is grown by the farmers in the village Krokos. This saffron is of a very good quality - one of the best - and it is exported to many countries, including the USA I believe.
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