Colchicum graecum
Category photo (no photo of its own for this entry)
2-5 flowers with rose purple lobes 4-6 cm long, not or very faintly chequered. Leaves fairly erect.
The genus
Colchicums always occur in well drained habitats. Most species flower in the Autumn well before the leaves appear in the spring. THEY WILL EVEN FLOWER BEFORE BEING PLANTED. Most species are hardy and some species are sufficiently robust to naturalise in sub-alpine meadows or in wild gardens.
- Family :Liliaceae
- Subfamily :Colchicacea
- Native to :Grèce (Fokis sur Mont Vardousia)
- Native climate :méditéranéen (humid winters)
- Colour :Pink
- Exposure :SOL,, half-shade, full sun
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :150+ cm
- Uses :In the ground - Borders - Rockery
Growing cycle
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Planting :July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4)
Growth :February (sem. 3-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4)
Flowering :August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-1)