Colchicum autumnale 'Album'
Colchicaceae
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Habitat:
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moist grassland
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Flowering:
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early autumn
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Size:
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8
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10
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Soil:
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good garden soil
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Colchicum autumnale `Album`
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Price
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£6.00
(1 bulb)
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Order code:
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CLJ-1b
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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.
Other related plants:
Spring-flowering 'autumn crocus' with a sequence of slender, white flowers.