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The word saffron comes from the Arabic word for yellow.
You need a cool Mediterranean climate to grow saffron (Zones 6, 7 and 8, and drier Zone 9).
In Australia, that's Tasmania, western Victoria, elevated parts of South Australia and areas of western NSW.4 July 2014

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