The most famous of all is the saffron crocus crocus sativus.
Crocus sativus bulbs for sale nz.
This variety will give plenty of blooms the first year throwing the expensive saffron spices used for many culinary dishes.
The bulbs can be left in the ground for 6 consecutive years and your best harvest for.
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25th april 2020 saffron harvest 2020.
Each flower produces only three stigmas and each bulb produces only one flower.
Crocuses flower to perfection in cold winter districts but are incredibly hardy and do well across the country.
Biogro certified grower 5722 food safety 2014 certified.
New and exclusive varieties added every season.
They do well in shady and damp areas of the garden.
Our corms are available for sale in nz only from late november through to end february when the plants are dormant.
The crocin colour intensity level of our saffron harvest 2016 scored 300 when tested in a registered.
The novelty of growing this spice crocus in our gardens is significant.
New zealand garden centres make a huge production of saffron crocus using special signage.
Delivered direct from the grower to your door.
We are new zealand s premium online flower bulb store.
Kiwi saffron nz is the industry leader in producing new zealand saffron.
Saffron crocus crocus sativus is a very interesting fall flowering specie.
Our saffron stigmas are currently used in international restaurants local gourmet cuisine and medical research.
We pride ourselves on being rated category a1 and producing high quality saffron to iso 3632 v2 standards.
Proud to be family owned an operated in sunny northland new zealand.
It will flower in mid autumn and you can harvest the stamens from the open flowers and dry them carefully to have your very own saffron for cooking.
Here on our website you will find all the information about the benefits of saffron as a herb as well as all you need to know about growing saffron.
Saffron comes from the harvested and dried stamens of crocus sativus the saffron crocus.
We only ship our saffron crocus bulbs within the usa.
Crocus bulbs are currently out of season they will be available again feb through to may.
The demand for traditional varieties of fall blooming crocus is also growing.
We supply a huge range of premium quality high yielding flower bulbs.
We sell the corms of this species in february and march and it should be planted by the end of march.
Our company is committed primarily to the cultivation and sale of crocus sativus the crocus which is necessary for growing saffron the most expensive spice in the world.
