Did you know that the world’s most expensive spice comes from a type of crocus? It’s true. Saffron is derived from Crocus ...

The next most expensive spice? Vanilla, at about $600 a pound ... To harvest the saffron, you need a lot of hand works to pick up the flowers, separate — saffron is dehydrated or dry stigma.

They say where flowers bloom so does hope. The line has stayed with me since I was learning about growing daffodils a few months ago. And when recently Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy for her ...

Sought after for thousands of years as a spice, a dye, and a medicine, you need over 150 flowers to make just 1 gram of saffron. And the stuff you have at home in the cupboard could well be fake.

And each flower has three red stigmas - that's the ... Who knew this little spice packed such a punch?

A sprinkle of one cupboard spice could help your poinsettia stay vibrant throughout the festive period, according to experts.