What: Colchicum autumnale, commonly called the autumn crocus, is a star in early autumn, when large, vase-shaped lavender-pink blooms burst from the ground to provide a splash of brilliant color. This ...

There are many options to decorate your garden with flowers. A beautiful garden can bring out your personality in many ways. For this, you can definitely choose autumn crocuses and colchicums.

Crocuses are usually one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring, poking up through snow and sludge to add shades of green and purple to the gray. However, you don't have to wait until the ...

When you think about fall and bulbs, you usually think it is necessary to plant bulbs for next spring. But, there are also bulbs that bloom in the fall. The fall Crocus is one popular fall-blooming ...

Val Bourne says 'the wow fractor is as great as ever' with autumnal colchicum crocuses The unrivalled queen of the autumn crocuses is Colchicum speciosum 'Album'. The pure-white goblets, held high on ...

1. Excised roots of Colchicum cultured in small vials are immune to 1 per cent colchicine. 2. Mitosis in excised roots of C. byzantinum can be partly disrupted by 2.5 per cent colchicine and entirely ...

In early autumn, large star-shaped white, fully double flowers burst from the ground. This enduring bulb has broad strappy and shiny green foliage in late winter through spring, but goes dormant for ...