1. The wild precursor of domesticated saffron crocus was " Crocus cartwrightianus ". 2. The true saffron crocus ( Crocus sativus ) is another wonderful fall bloomer. 3. She bewitches Crocus : he is transformed & mdash; into a saffron crocus . 4. He collected samples and compiled information on many aspects of the saffron crocus . 5. Inside each flower of the saffron crocus are three thin red stigmata, or threads. 6. Each saffron crocus produces only three threads, which must be carefully hand-picked and then dried. 7. The domesticated saffron crocus , " Crocus sativus ", is an autumn-flowering perennial plant unknown in the wild. 8. The saffron crocus , C . sativus, which blooms in the fall, is the most famous crocus of all. 9. The various saffron crocus cultivars give rise to thread types that are often regionally distributed and characteristically distinct. 10. Autumn crocus also refers to the true crocuses that bloom then, including Saffron crocus ( Crocus sativus ).
