Saffron Leaves | Benefits And Images Gallery

4 min readJan 16, 2022

Saffron leaves are the long, green, and sharp shape part of the saffron plant and have an important role in the saffron bulbs propagation process. When saffron harvesting ends, the bulbs enter the republication process and in this time the root of saffron bulbs gets inactivated.

So, the plant lost one of its food channels and just will rely only on its leaves. This is simple if we have good and long leaves, our bulbs will multiply greatly and the next year will be excellent for us and otherwise, we will in trouble.

Saffron Leaves Turning Yellow

Saffron leaves turning yellow may be a scary event for you if you be in the first year of the saffron planting process, but there is nothing to worry about and this is a natural event for the saffron plant at the end of the growth phase.

Of course, if this event happens in the last of the saffron growth phase is natural, and if it happens sooner, it needs serious consideration.

We have some changes in the last of the saffron growing phase and one of them is saffron leaves turning yellow. This is a physiological and natural reaction of saffron leaves to soil and air warming and can be a good sign for harvesting time of grasses on the ground.

At this time we have two types of grass on the ground, saffron leaves, and weed. We should harvest these grasses and use them in other parts of our farm. Of course, this is very important work that we can do for weed control before spawning and reproduction in spring.

As we said, one of the causes of saffron leaves turning yellow is warming weather and ending growing season and the next reason is damage to the plant. When the saffron plant is under stress and environmental pressure the leaves turn yellow and this is an alert for us.

This can be a reaction in the effect of severe warm or cold shock. When we are in the winter and saffron bulbs are under severe cold shock, the plant shows this destruction by changing the color of its leaves and this is an opportunity for us to prevent further destruction.

Also, there are some other destructive factors that can harm saffron plants and the plant in response to this effect shows some reactions such as turning leaves color and stopping the reproduction process. some of these factors are as follows:

Underload or overload of some elements
Improper use of chemical fertilizers
Use of high nitrogen fertilizers
Stress due to microbial contamination
Improper spraying
Dehydration

A Solution to Increase Saffron Plant Resistance

We tried many solutions to increase saffron plants’ resistance against cold shocks and contaminations and at last, we arrived at the best method. The best way is a combination of several techniques that are basically based on saffron field foliar spraying.

Our recommendation is to use a suitable fertilizer program to enhance the plant’s authority and abilities. This method has some inspiring benefits such as:

Increase the strength of chlorophyll production
Increased plant resistance to cold and environmental stresses
Increase the speed of movement of nutrients in the plant
Increase the power of saffron bulbs propagation

If you need to have a personalized saffron fertilizing program, you can contact us. Our planting team can design a proper fertilization program for your farm.

Saffron Leaves Benefits

As we said, in the last months of the saffron growth phase we have two types of grass on the saffron farms and we can harvest and use them as animal feed. These grass and saffron leaves are rich in nutrients and can be used as high-value animal food.

Important note: Never use grazing animals to kill weeds and saffron leaves in the saffron fields. This leads to severe growth and multiplication of weeds and destroys and reduces the quality of farm soil.