Plant database

Saffron Crocus

Water below

24%

Healthy band 30% to 75%

Needs wateringJust watered

Wants a dry summer rest and free draining soil. Water lightly in growth and keep the corms dry when dormant.

Once established this plant rarely needs watering. Alerts are worth acting on mainly in a long dry spell or in its first year.

An autumn flowering crocus whose crimson stigmas are the spice saffron.