Saffron is obtained from the dried stigmas of the flower Crocus sativus. Each flower produces only three stigmas, which must be harvested by hand, making saffron one of the most expensive spices by weight. #Saffron #CrocusSativus #BotanyFacts #PlantScience #AgriculturalScience #SpiceScience #NaturalProducts #ScientificFacts #ReelScience #sciencefacts #facts #facebookreelsviral #factsyoudidntknow #dailyfacts #dailyreels #amazingfacts #knowledge #knowledgefacts #worldfacts #agriculture #reelsvideo

Saffron is a fascinating plant - in the crocus genus, it grows from little corms that throw out long green spindly leaves and low blooming flowers that produce three orange-red stigmas. These three stigmas ARE what we know as saffron in a spice jar. Even wilder, there is no known example of Crocus sativus in the wild - it appears to be a mutation from a predecessor that is now entirely propagated through human cultivation! | Epic Gardening