Close-up of a purple Crocus sativus flower - meisam sharifnezhad/Shutterstock Despite their resemblance, most crocus species and lookalikes are inedible or outright ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purple saffron flowers in a basket - Fasil Tiru / 500px/Getty Images In Martha Stewart's world, saffron (Crocus sativus) and its ...
Not every purple crocus is your friend. The part of the plant you actually eat -- the vivid crimson stigmas -- produce saffron, the world's most coveted and expensive spice, and they come from just ...