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''Colchicum speciosum'' is a vigorous grower and does well in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soils in most climates. It is valued in gardens for its late flowering at the end of summer and into autumn.<ref name=RHSAZ></ref> [[Cultivars]] include the white 'Album'<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Colchicum speciosum'' ' |
''Colchicum speciosum'' is a vigorous grower and does well in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soils in most climates. It is valued in gardens for its late flowering at the end of summer and into autumn.<ref name=RHSAZ></ref> [[Cultivars]] include the white 'Album'<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Colchicum speciosum'' 'Album'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=518|accessdate=16 June 2013}}</ref> which, together with its parent,<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Colchicum speciosum''|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=2510|accessdate=16 June 2013}}</ref> has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]]. |
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File:Colchicum bornmuelleri - flower3.jpg|''C. speciosum'' var. ''bornmuelleri'' close-up |
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File:Colchicum speciosum album clump.jpg|''C. speciosum'' 'Album' clump |
File:Colchicum speciosum album clump.jpg|''C. speciosum'' 'Album' clump |
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Colchicum speciosum[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae, native to mountainous areas of northern Turkey, the Caucasus and northern Iran. Growing to 18 cm (7 in) tall by 10 cm (4 in) wide, it is an herbaceous perennial growing from corms. C. speciosum blooms in the fall, producing reddish/violet flowers on stems up to 30 centimetres (12 in) tall without any leaves present. The strap-like leaves grow in the spring, then yellow, wither and die back as summer progresses. The flowers strongly resemble those of the crocus, the familiar spring-flowering bulb; hence the common name "autumn crocus" which is applied to this and other colchicum species. However the two genera belong to different families.[2][3]
Cultivation
Colchicum speciosum is a vigorous grower and does well in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soils in most climates. It is valued in gardens for its late flowering at the end of summer and into autumn.[2] Cultivars include the white 'Album'[4] which, together with its parent,[5] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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C. speciosum close-up -
C. speciosum var. bornmuelleri close-up -
C. speciosum 'Album' clump -
C. speciosum 'Album' close-up
References
- ^ a b World checklist of selected families
- ^ a b RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ Steven, Christian von. 1829. Nouveau Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 7: 265, t. 15.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Colchicum speciosum 'Album'". Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Colchicum speciosum". Retrieved 16 June 2013.