Of course, when you consider the abundance of beautiful, successful gardens in Iran - borne of a history of farming and understanding of the land, it makes sense that Iran, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, exports 85 per cent of the world’s Crocus sativus aka - Saffron.
Many theories abound about the origins of Saffron, but Iran (Also known as Persia) is likely to have been one of the original, if not the original location of the first plant cultivation over 3,500 years ago.