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Saffron

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World's most expensive spice. Purple crocus flowers with red stigmas harvested by hand.

Harvest 45-60 days

Temp Range -10°C — 30°C

Frost Tolerant ❄

Quick Answer: How to Grow Saffron

Saffron takes 45-60 days to harvest. It grows best in 12–22°C with full sun and low watering. Saffron is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -10°C. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

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Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Full Sun

💧

Water

Low

❄️

Frost

Tolerant

📅

Harvest

45-60 days

Temperature Range

12-22°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 12–22°C Tolerates: -10–30°C

Tropical suitable: No

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Plant corms in late summer. Blooms in fall. Each flower yields only 3 tiny stigma threads.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: -10°C to 30°C
Optimal growing: 12°C to 22°C
Harvest in 45-60 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Saffron is frost-tolerant, meaning it can survive light frosts and even thrive in cooler temperatures.
🌱 Saffron needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth.
🌱 Saffron is drought-tolerant — perfect for gardeners who tend to forget watering!

Where to Grow Saffron

Saffron can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Ankara, TR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Antalya, TR	hard									✓	✓
Athens, GR	hard									✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	hard									✓	✓
Bari, IT	hard									✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bergen, NO	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Berlin, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	hard									✓	✓
Bologna, IT	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Brussels, BE	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Budapest, HU	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Catania, IT	hard									✓	✓
Cologne, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Corfu, GR	hard									✓	✓
Cork, IE	hard									✓	✓
Dublin, IE	hard									✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	hard									✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Florence, IT	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Genoa, IT	hard									✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	hard									✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	hard									✓	✓
Izmir, TR	hard									✓	✓
Krakow, PL	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Limassol, CY	hard									✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	hard									✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
London, GB	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Lyon, FR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Madrid, ES	hard									✓	✓
Malaga, ES	hard									✓	✓
Marseille, FR	hard									✓	✓
Milan, IT	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Munich, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Naples, IT	hard									✓	✓
Nice, FR	hard									✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	hard									✓	✓
Oslo, NO	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Palermo, IT	hard									✓	✓
Paris, FR	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Porto, PT	hard									✓	✓
Poznan, PL	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Prague, CZ	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Rome, IT	hard									✓	✓
Seville, ES	hard									✓	✓
Sofia, BG	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Split, HR	hard									✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tirana, AL	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Turin, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Turku, FI	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Valencia, ES	hard									✓	✓
Valletta, MT	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Verona, IT	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Vienna, AT	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Zurich, CH	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Bali, ID	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bandung, ID	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Beijing, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Busan, KR	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Cebu, PH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	hard									✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	hard									✓	✓
Chennai, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	hard									✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Colombo, LK	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Dalian, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Davao, PH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Delhi, IN	hard									✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Dharan, NP	hard									✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	hard									✓	✓
Galle, LK	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	hard									✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Harbin, CN	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Incheon, KR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Indore, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	hard									✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	hard									✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Jeju, KR	hard									✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Karachi, PK	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	hard									✓	✓
Kochi, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kunming, CN	hard									✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	hard									✓	✓
Lahore, PK	hard									✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	hard									✓	✓
Manila, PH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	hard									✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Osaka, JP	hard									✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Penang, MY	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Pune, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Seoul, KR	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	hard									✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	hard									✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Singapore, SG	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Surat, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Taipei, TW	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	hard									✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	hard									✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	hard									✓	✓
Yangon, MM	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Anchorage, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Austin, US	hard									✓	✓
Baltimore, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Boise, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Buffalo, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Calgary, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Charleston, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Charlotte, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Chicago, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Denver, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Detroit, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Fargo, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	hard									✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Halifax, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Hartford, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Havana, CU	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Honolulu, US	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Houston, US	hard									✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	hard									✓	✓
Kansas City, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Kingston, JM	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Knoxville, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	hard									✓	✓
Little Rock, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	hard									✓	✓
Louisville, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Lubbock, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Madison, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Miami, US	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	hard									✓	✓
Montreal, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Nashville, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
New Orleans, US	hard									✓	✓
New York, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Omaha, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Phoenix, US	hard									✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Portland, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Puebla, MX	hard									✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Richmond, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Sacramento, US	hard									✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	hard			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
San Diego, US	hard									✓	✓
San Francisco, US	hard									✓	✓
San Jose, CR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Seattle, US	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Spokane, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tampa, US	hard									✓	✓
Toronto, CA	hard		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tucson, US	hard									✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Victoria, CA	hard	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Accra, GH	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	hard										✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Bamako, ML	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	hard			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	hard										✓	✓
Dakar, SN	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Douala, CM	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Durban, ZA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Fez, MA	hard										✓	✓
Freetown, SL	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Harare, ZW	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Kigali, RW	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Lagos, NG	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Libreville, GA	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Luanda, AO	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	hard										✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	hard										✓	✓
Windhoek, NA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Zanzibar, TZ	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓

🌎 South America (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Nov	Dec
Arequipa, PE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Belem, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bogota, CO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Campinas, BR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	hard			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Cordoba, AR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Curitiba, BR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cusco, PE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fortaleza, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Georgetown, GY	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Goiania, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Guayaquil, EC	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
La Paz, BO	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lima, PE	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Manaus, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Medellin, CO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Mendoza, AR	hard			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Montevideo, UY	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paramaribo, SR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Port of Spain, TT	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Porto Alegre, BR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quito, EC	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Recife, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Rio de Janeiro, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Rosario, AR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Salvador, BR	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Santa Cruz, BO	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Santiago, CL	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sao Paulo, BR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sucre, BO	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Trujillo, PE	hard	✓	✓								✓	✓
Valparaiso, CL	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Adelaide, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auckland, NZ	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brisbane, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairns, AU	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Canberra, AU	hard		✓	✓					✓	✓	✓
Christchurch, NZ	hard			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Darwin, AU	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Dunedin, NZ	hard		✓	✓					✓	✓	✓
Gold Coast, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamilton, NZ	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hobart, AU	hard			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Melbourne, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Noumea, NC	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Perth, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Suva, FJ	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Sydney, AU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Townsville, AU	hard	✓	✓									✓	✓
Wellington, NZ	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

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Abu Dhabi, AE	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Amman, JO	hard							✓	✓
Baghdad, IQ	hard							✓	✓
Beirut, LB	hard							✓	✓
Doha, QA	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Dubai, AE	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Erbil, IQ	hard							✓	✓
Jeddah, SA	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Kuwait City, KW	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Manama, BH	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Muscat, OM	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Riyadh, SA	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Sana'a, YE	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓
Tabriz, IR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tehran, IR	hard	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tel Aviv, IL	hard	✓	✓						✓	✓

When should I plant saffron in my city?

The best time to plant saffron depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 12°C and 22°C. Since saffron is frost tolerant, you can plant it before the last frost date. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.

Can I grow saffron in winter?

Yes, saffron is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -10°C. In many climates, it can be grown through winter with some protection.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Saffron

When should I plant saffron?

The best time to plant saffron depends on your local climate. Saffron grows best in temperatures between 12°C and 22°C (can tolerate -10°C to 30°C). Saffron is frost tolerant, so it can be planted earlier in spring or later in fall. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can saffron grow in tropical climates?

Saffron is not well-suited for tropical climates. It prefers cooler conditions with temperatures between 12°C and 22°C. In tropical areas, it may bolt, fail to fruit, or suffer from heat stress. Consider growing it in cooler seasons or at higher elevations.

How long does saffron take to grow?

Saffron typically takes 45-60 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun and low watering. Plant corms in late summer. Blooms in fall. Each flower yields only 3 tiny stigma threads.

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