Saffron Crocus, Crocus sativus If you do a search for the top ten most expensive spices, you’ll find a varied list. However there is one spice that is always at the top of that list: saffron. Saffron ...

Saffron comes from the three stigmas of the crocus sativus flower. These stigmas are delicately removed from the flower and set out to dry. Although the stigmas are red in color, once ground and ...

Hundreds of farmers crouch over fields of blooming crocus flowers for hours, picking what has long been the world’s most expensive spice. Saffron, known as krokos in Greek, is highly treasured not ...

Courtesy the Artist and CHART. Photo: Sebastian Bach. “In terms of my queer identity, I love what happens when I paint flowers larger than me,” Bickmore said in a recent conversation.