2. What does saffron look like?

3. What does the real saffron look like?

4. Where is the best saffron?

1. Crocus sativus is a tufted perennial bulbous plant.

2. The flower is terminal, purple, six petals, three stamens, 1 pistil.

3. Although it blooms, it doesn't bear seeds, and it is propagated by bulbs.

We pick and eat its stamens.

Put them directly into boiling water, and the water will be dyed yellow in a moment.