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crocus

  • February Saints
    LuAnn Johnson
    The flowers associated with St. Valentine's Day were, in Roman times, the yellow crocus and the tricolor viola that both bloom in the early spring in our gardens today. But there are also other saints associated with February...
  • Crocus sativus, the source of saffron.
    Versatile Crocuses
    LuAnn Johnson
    Crocus sativus' stamens are the source of saffron. Henry I of England was so fond of saffron as a spice in food that he forebade ladies in his court from using it as a hair lightener.