|  | 1. | The true saffron crocus ( Crocus sativus ) is another wonderful fall bloomer. 
 
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|  | 2. | "Crocus sativus " thrives in the Mediterranean rusts, and corm rot pose other threats. 
 
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|  | 3. | Saffron for kumkuma is made from the flower " Crocus sativus ", in the family Iridaceae. 
 
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|  | 4. | Crocus sativus was likely introduced from Spain and from the Middle-East by pilgrims, merchants, and Knights. 
 
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|  | 5. | The domesticated saffron crocus, " Crocus sativus ", is an autumn-flowering perennial plant unknown in the wild. 
 
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|  | 6. | Autumn crocus also refers to the true crocuses that bloom then, including Saffron crocus ( Crocus sativus ). 
 
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|  | 7. | One of the traditional and most widespread Iranian spices is saffron, derived from the flower of " Crocus sativus ". 
 
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|  | 8. | By planting saffron crocus ( Crocus sativus ), you can actually harvest the orange-red stigmas used in flavoring and in dye-making. 
 
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|  | 9. | Unlike the bright, colorful crocuses that bloom in the spring, Crocus sativus blooms in the fall and is not very showy. 
 
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|  | 10. | "C . cartwrightianus " is the presumed wild progenitor of the domesticated triploid " Crocus sativus "  the saffron crocus. 
 
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