Colchicum bivonae
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Native to the eastern Mediterranean — the Balkans, northwestern Turkey, southern Italy, Sicily and Sardinia — Colchicum bivonae is a cormous perennial to 15 cm tall, with narrowly ovate, semi-erect leaves appearing from March to June. In autumn, from September to October, it produces bowl-shaped, lightly fragrant flowers before its leaves, pinkish-purple and often paler at the centre, notable for their coarse, regular chequered veining, a feature that distinguishes it from other colchicums. It thrives in well-drained soil, in sun to light shade, and is best planted in late summer.
- Family :Liliaceae
- Subfamily :Colchicacea
- Storage organ :tuber
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)