Saffron is the red stigma of the Crocus sativus. Each crocus has three small ... temperature, and soil. Kashmir is famed for producing some of the highest-quality saffron in the world.

Saffron comes from the saffron crocus plant (Crocus sativus). It grows thin and long green stems, and once mature, develops rich purple flowers with yellow stamens and red stigmas inside of them.