Colchicum autumnale - Wikipedia
Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, [3] naked boys [4] or naked ladies, [5] is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member of the plant family Colchicaceae, unlike the …
How to Grow and Care for Autumn Crocus (Colchicum)
Aug 14, 2023 · Autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale, is not a true crocus, nor does it bloom in the spring. Read on to learn about this unique flower now on Gardener’s Path.
How to Grow and Care for Autumn Crocus - The Spruce
Mar 7, 2024 · Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) flowers or "naked ladies" debut in early fall. What's unique about this plant (and why they're called "naked") is they have no leaves when they bloom. The dormant bulb-like corms should be planted mid- to late-summer for fall blooms.
Colchicum autumnale - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Colchicum autumnale, commonly called autumn crocus or meadow saffron, is a cormous perennial that typically blooms in early fall. Plants send up only foliage (5-8 lanceolate dark green leaves to 10" long) in spring. Foliage gradually yellows and …
Colchicum: A Stunning Autumn Crocus for Your Garden
Vigorous and award-winning, Colchicum autumnale ‘Nancy Lindsay’ is a small perennial with slender, mauve-pink flowers on dark purple stems. It blooms early in the late summer to early fall garden, with up to 5 flowers per corm.
Colchicum autumnale - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
Colchicum autumnale, or Autumn Crocus, is a perennial herb with basal, slender leaves; long, tubular, 6 parted, purple-pink to white flowers that blossom in autumn (hence the common name). The flowers are very attractive to bees and butterflies.
Colchicum - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Colchicum, or Autumn Crocus, is a perennial herb typically found in pinewoods and mountainous regions. It is a genus of about 45 species of plants from alpine meadows in Europe, North Africa, West and Central Asia, North India and West China.
Colchicum autumnale, Watch them Grow Under Ground!
Apr 27, 2023 · Colchicum autumnale, commonly called the fall crocus has one of the most unusual life cycles of any plant in my garden. It flowers with no leaves and it’s seeds are stored underground for part of the year. In a given gardening season it …
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron, PFAF …
Colchicum autumnale is a BULB growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf from February to July, in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen from April to June.
Colchicum autumnale – GardenAdvice.co.uk
Oct 3, 2024 · As the name suggests, Colchicum autumnale graces the garden with its blooms in the autumn, typically from late August through to October. The flowers emerge without leaves in what seems like an almost magical appearance from the soil, standing proudly in soft shades of pink, lavender, and white.