Colchicum
Colchicum is a genus of flowering plants which grow from corms. It is is native to West Asia and part of the Mediterranean coast. Fall blooming colchicum are popular additions to autumn gardens.
The Giant Colchicum, Colchicum 'Giant', produces large wide lilac flowers that grow 6-8 inches tall. Fall blooming colchicum are wonderful additions to autumn gardens. Their blooms form lovely chalice-shaped cups and the leaves turn to a golden yellow as they mature, blending with fall foliage. Will bloom within weeks after planting this fall!Colchicum 'Giant' is a cross result of Colchicum giganteum and Colchicum bornmuelleri. The result is this large flowering and excellent hybrid of Colchicum. A 'must' for the autumn garden, where it will flower for weeks.
The Waterlily Colchicum, C. 'Double Waterlily', has double lavender-pink fall flowers. Fall blooming colchicum are wonderful additions to autumn gardens. Their blooms form lovely chalice-shaped cups. Leaves turn to a golden yellow as they mature, blending with fall foliage. Will bloom within weeks of planting this fall! Colchicum 'Waterlily' is a cross between Colchicum autumnale 'Album' and Colchicum speciosum 'Album'. The flower of this variety consists of around 20 petals, making it the most doubled flowered Colchicum. In spring, the plants deliver up seven to ten-inch long, narrowly ovate leaves that remain in the garden, feeding the bulb, until July. Later, in early fall, the ample double, lavender-pink flower at the end of a leafless stalk opens, creating a striking floral scene that lasts for weeks in the autumn garden.
The White Waterlily, C. alboplenum, is a pristine double white. Fall blooming colchicum are wonderful additions to autumn gardens. Their blooms form lovely chalice-shaped cups. Leaves turn to a golden yellow as they mature, blending with fall foliage. Will bloom within weeks of planting this fall! Colchicum 'Waterlily' is a cross between Colchicum autumnale 'Album' and Colchicum speciosum 'Album'. The flower of this variety consists of around 20 petals, making it the most doubled flowered Colchicum. In spring, the plants deliver up seven to ten-inch long, narrowly ovate leaves that remain in the garden, feeding the bulb, until July. Later, in early fall, the ample double, white flower at the end of a leafless stalk opens, creating a striking floral scene that lasts for weeks in the autumn garden.
Colchicum thrive best in a deep, friable, loamy soil, which should be well stirred before planting. If the soil is of a clayey nature it should be loosened to a depth of several feet, and fresh loam, coarse sand, and good peat or leaf-mould added, to make it sufficiently light.
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