Organic Saffron Bulbs Category 7/8 – Price per Kg

Saffron bulbs (Crocus Sativus L.) of organic Italian origin, grown and treated without the use of chemicals. The bulbs are cleaned and selected by hand, to offer you a quality product that is ideal for growing saffron.

These Saffron corms have a diameter of between 2.2 cm and 2.5 cm and in the first year they are 50% productive: they produce on average 1 or 2 Saffron flowers each. Bulbs of this size do not tend to multiply but to grow.

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The flowering phase of saffron lasts just a month, approximately from mid-October to mid-November. The dates are indicative, depending on the area of ​​residence and the climatic conditions, the beginning of flowering can be anticipated or postponed. Not all saffron bulbs produce flowers: the smaller ones use their energy to grow in size in the first year. The larger bulbs, however, can produce up to 5-6 flowers per year. To obtain 1 gram of dried saffron, approximately 150-180 fresh flowers are needed, and this is one of the reasons that makes this spice so precious!