Crocus hadriaticus ( pictures from habitat)
Randall P. Linke (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".
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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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