Hyacinths
Tulips
Daffodils
Crocus
Amaryllis
Iris
Allium
Anemone
Arum
Calla
Cyclamen
Camassia
Colchicum
Chiondoxia
Calochortus
Dichelostemma
Eranthis
Erythronium
Freesia
Fritillaria
Galanthus
Gladiolus
Ixia
Lilium
Leucojum
Muscari
Ornithogalum
Oxalis
Puschkinia
Ranunculus
Scilla
Sparaxis
Sternbergia
Triteleia
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Fallflowering Crocuses
These Crocuses bloom in the Fall.Crocuses will spread into large clumps creating a carpet of brilliant color. One variety, C. sativus, is grown for its spice called Saffron, which is used to color and flavor food (mainly rice dishes). Their long, crimson stigmas (female part of the flower) are the source of Saffron. The stigmas are picked and dried to make this flavorful and costly spice. Saffron is expensive because of the work it takes to produce it. It takes as many as 4,000 flowers to produce one ounce. Saffron has a sweetish, aromatic odor and slightly pungent flavor.
 
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