#plus i can harvest the stamens to cook with

[guinevereslancelot]

my saffron crocus didn't die :0

#i planted them last spring and they were supposed to bloom in the fall but they didn't so i thought they were dead #bc they were iffy in my growing zone and i jist planted them in the lawn w no protection like if they die they die #bc they were super cheap and im lazy #anyway they put up leaves!!! they're alive!!!! #probably they just needed time to establish #hopefully they flower this year!! #they're fall blooming :) #plus i can harvest the stamens to cook with #maybe sell some if i get enough idk #but they should flower late fall when stuff is dying back :) #would be so nice to have flowers at that time of year #i know someone in a warmer zone who's been growing them in a cold frame and not had any flowers for like 2-3 years as they establish tho #so possibly a failed experiment if they live but never flower idk #but hopefully they'll live and flower #my logic was basically that i got 30 for 12 dollars and planted them in a wide variety of locations in my yard #hoping for at least a few to thrive without protection bc im lazy #and for 12 dollars it would be worth it if most of them died to get even a couple flowers #they're hard to find in the grass but i think i have close to 20 at least! #i will share in the fall if any of them flower this year <3 #horticulture tag #gardening tag