Crocus hadriaticus ( pictures from habitat)

Randall P. Linke randysgarden@gmail.com
Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:52:53 PDT
Remind me not to eat any "saffron flavored dishes" when in Amish country.
 Oddly a branch of my family hails from that part of the country.
Randy

On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Rodger Whitlock <totototo@telus.net> wrote:

> On 31 Oct 2011, at 22:48, bulborum botanicum wrote:
>
> > Is there somebody on the forum who knows other crocus where you can use
> the
> > stigma from as saffron
> >
> > I know the Roman tried Crocus nudiflorus
>
> As do the Pennsylvania Dutch farmers. I've read that they grow a clump of
> C.
> nudiflorus by the back entrance to the house and urinate on it from time to
> time to keep in it good heart. And that large clumps of C. nudiflorus sell
> at
> auction for a surprisingly good price.
>
> The account may be in Brian Mathews' "The Crocus".
>
>
> --
> Rodger Whitlock
> Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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