Just in case someone who hasn't read the cautions in prior saffron streams decides to grow it, be aware that voles can eat every bulb in one season. At my previous residence, I had a few thousand bulbs under half inch hardware cloth (http://homedepot.com/p/… D/204331883 ) and when I moved, I decided to plant them in the lawn without protection. The first year I got one blossom and not a one since. Tim