 Saffron -- Crocus sativus
Cultivation Crocus need dry winter to thrive and multiply. It is hardy down to -40°F. Bible References Song of Solomon 4:14: Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:. Return to Enabling Bible Gardens Return to Enabled Gardener This entire website is copyrighted by Diana Pederson, 2006-2012. Use of any page |
Horticulturists have little doubt concerning the plant mentioned in Song of Solomon 4:14. We still harvest the stigmas (sticky surface of reproductive organ which receives pollen) of this plant to use as a seasoning and in dyeing. It is expensive because 4000 stigmas must be harvested by hand to make one ounce of saffron.