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Colchicum cilicicum

Colchicum cilicicum

Autumn Crocus

Size: Large bulbs in 1.5L pots

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Quick Overview

Gorgeous large pink-lilac star-shaped flowers in autumn
Dormant in summer
Full sun, well-drained soil
Fully hardy

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Description

Colchicum cilicicum is one of finest and most floriferous species of the genus, known collectively as Autumn Crocus, with large upright rose-lilac six-petaled flowers that have a distinctive white mid-stripe, long filaments and yellow anthers. The flowers arise from the large underground corm in September (sometimes late August) and continue flowering for many weeks through October. After the autumn flowering, the foliage appears in Spring before dying down in the summer when the plants go into dormancy.

Additional Information

Order	Liliales
Family	Colchicaceae
Sub-Family	No
Synonyms	Colchicum autumnale var. tenorei, Colchicum autumnale var. todaroi, Colchicum bisignanii, Colchicum bivonae, Colchicum × byzantinum var. cilicicum, Colchicum tenorei, Colchicum todaroi
Geographical Origin	Turkey, Georgia, Syria, Lebanon
Cultivation	Full sun. Rich, free-draining soil
Eventual Height	15cm
Eventual Spread	30cm
Hardiness	Hardy in the UK. A thick winter mulch is sensible gardening