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The Reids wrote in
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Anybody tried growing it? Is the crocus available? I use a fair
amount of saffron so was considering a row on the allotment.

I tried growing it when I was in Cheshire - found it difficult to get it to
flower again after the first year - first year OK, second year, only one
flower, third year, leaves....

It may be that it didn't get on with my heavy clay soil, or that it should
have been in a south facing rather than east-facing bed.

It is definitely not the easiest crocus - several other crocuses thrived
in similar conditions.

IIRC it used to be grown commercially in the drier sunnier SE counties
(Saffron Waldon got its name that way). I've had the same experience as
Victoria in cool damp Scotland.

Janet.