Cultivation in the mountains
Crocus sativus -
scientific name of the prized bulb- loves, and expresses itself best, when winters
are coldest and summers warm, a temperature range typical of this area. At
at the same time, saffron suffers, during its phenological and
growth, water stagnation and high humidity. A risk that, in the Ossola Valley, is not
run. Our cultivation develops at the bottom of the valley, where the flowers face the
mountains. A soil we have chosen because it is sandy and rich in iron, just as this precious bulb demands.
Only in this way, at the end of autumn and with the onset of winter, can the soil welcome
the purple that dot the fields. Flowers, artistic and chromatic exercises, which cure the eyes and are ready to promise the same effect in dishes.