Jim, Do the other saffron crocus also produce saffron? what is the difference from Sativus. Vijay On Nov 4, 2013, at 9:16 PM, Jim McKenney wrote: > Jim Waddick wrote: "and soon picked the stamens off of about 40 open blooms. " > > Jim, if you really did pick the stamens, you're in for some disappointment. It's the styles you want to pick, not the stamens. > > Jim McKenney > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Crocus sativus has not yet bloomed, but the other saffron crocuses C. asumaniae, C. pallasii and C. thomasii are blooming - still waiting for C. oreocreticus. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/