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Autumn, Autumn Flowering Bulbs, Colchicum
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Colchicum
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Large crocus like flowers emerge in Autumn before the bold shiny green leaves which make effective foliage in the Spring.
Orders for Autumn Colchicum cannot be guaranteed after mid-September.
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What an Underestimated Flower
Colchicum
What an underestimated flower they are. They are one of the plants we always look forward to, and the first of them emerging is how we know autumn is on the way.
Naked Ladies
They have large strap like foliage similar to daffodils. This dies back well before the flowers emerge in September, hence the common name, Naked Ladies.
Some are put off by the long period of foliage only. We like it, it reminds us that they are still there and doing well, waiting to delight us in the autumn.
In Grass
They do look excellent in grass. Meadows and orchards in the West of England were once full of them.
Remember when using them in the garden that the foliage takes up far more room than the flowers. It is worth planting them with a companion that will add some colour when the colchicum has only foliage to show.
Flowering Without Soil
Colchicums will even flower indoors without soil or water, they do not make roots until after flowering, when temperatures drop and moisture increases.
Moving Them
Moving colchicums is normally a job for July. As with all bulbs, wait until the leaves have turned yellow and started to die back.
The corms are only dormant for a few weeks, so get them back in the ground quickly.
