Saffron has always been a valuable Chinese medicinal herb in China, and it is still the same today. The chinese medicine value of saffron is mainly in its buds, that is, we call filigree, a flower can have three filaments, no wonder it is so expensive to sell, and it is expensive to be rare. The best saffron will sell for a few hundred dollars a gram. It can treat a variety of "women's diseases" and is often referred to as "women's flowers".
In particular, wild saffron is more expensive. But now there are fewer and fewer saffron in the wild. Most of them are a lot of farmed saffron, if you also want to see the style of saffron, then buy some seed balls to plant it, in fact, the price is not expensive at all, twenty dollars can buy a bunch, in the autumn you can enjoy the flowers.
Saffron, also known as saffron, has slender and rigid leaves and delicate flowers. There are many colors of flowers, but also have a fragrant smell, this is the medicinal fragrance we smell, is a good material to decorate the flower beds and arrange the garden. Of course, we want to watch indoors, then pot a few trees, planting is relatively simple, crocus it belongs to the bulbous plant, can also be sown to reproduce. However, we generally use seed balls to sow seeds more simply. Those that are easy to grow alive are relatively fast. Just pay attention to these points.
First, split the ball
Saffron can split the ball in August and September. After flowering, it will grow new bulbs from the leaves, and when the saffron part wilts in the summer, it can dig out the balls for storage. Large balls of about 8 grams or more and small balls are separated, and more than 8 grams can bloom in the same year, if the small bulbs need to be cultivated for another year.
Second, planting
If you want to plant saffron in October is just right, we choose the quality of the bulb, can be more than 8 grams of bulbs, the inner diameter of the pot can be about 15 cm, each pot can choose 5 to 6 ball diameter. In this way, the flowers are more beautiful, and you can choose several flower colors, after planting, the pot soil remains slightly wet, placed in the place of scattered light, and can germinate after about ten days.
Then put it in a well-lit, well-ventilated place to grow. It will take about two or three months around New Year's Day to flower. The flowers of saffron are more delicate and beautiful to watch, and when the flowers are open, you can pick its flower buds, dry them and eat them. Most of the saffron bulbs sold online are ornamental varieties, and the flowers are more beautiful, so if you want to eat them, you must ask the seller.
Saffron is relatively hardy, which is why it can survive for a long time in the cold areas of the north, and saffron is often seen in the ice and snow. It is also safe to spend the winter at more than minus 20 degrees. Therefore, the flower lovers in the north plant a few trees in the yard, which is not only ornamental, but also quite proud. It can grow every year without caring about it, and it can also be bred into a large piece.
If you like saffron, like its filigree, and want to make your own herbs. Buy some seeds online and plant them in the ground, more and more every year. Emitting a faint medicinal fragrance, the value is still so high, delicate and tender like a "woman flower".