Depending on how much saffron you anticipate using, the number of bulbs you plant can differ — consider assigning three ...

also called threads, of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), drying them, then grinding them into a powder. There are three stigmas in each flower, and it takes about 75,000 to make a pound.

Saffron is the red stigma of the Crocus sativus. Each crocus has three small stigmas that have ... delicate work required to harvest these thin threads. And it can take 40 hours of hard manual ...