Colchicum speciosum
Showy Autumn Crocus
5-7
Caucasus Mountains

Erect habit
12 inches
Flowers 5-6 inches wide when expanded, appearing in autumn, with a slender tube several inches long that elevates the purple-pink flowers above the ground. The tube is 4-5 times longer that the individual segments.
August-November
Leaves 4-6 appearing in the spring, broad oblong, 10-15 inches long, about 3-4 inches wide, obtuse and dark green.
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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