This colchicum dates back in gardens to 1588, but has never been found in the wild and never sets seed. The flowers are shorter and stur...Read Moredier that many of this ilk and are produced in great profusion - over 20 from a large corm and over several weeks. They are pinkish lilac and quite nicely wine-glass shaped. The reddish-purple crooked tips to the styles, which are shown well in Todd's picture, are characteristic of the species. The main drawback is that it outdoes all the others in the size of its leaves, which are not a pretty sight when they are dying down in July. Like most colchicums it will flower well from a dry corm, and will live if planted out afterwards.
This colchicum dates back in gardens to 1588, but has never been found in the wild and never sets seed. The flowers are shorter and stur...Read More