Colchicum autumnale 'Album'
Habitat: moist grassland
Flowering: early autumn
Height: 10 cm
Width: 8 cm
Soil: good garden soil
Habitat: moist grassland
Flowering: early autumn
Height: 10 cm
Width: 8 cm
Soil: good garden soil
A species widespread in Europe (including some places in England and Ireland), this has a succession of pink or white 'crocus' flowers, sometimes as many as eight or ten, long and slender, providing autumn interest (one or two flower in spring) over a surprisingly long time. The foliage appears later, at its peak in spring, and disappearing by mid summer.
Colchicum autumnale 'Album' is the white-flowered form.
1 bulb £6.00
| Colchicum hungaricum f. albiflorum is a white-flowered variety of a species that flowers in early spring, perhaps in late winter, and on a rare occasion even at Christmas. |