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Autumn Crocus

Colchicum bivonae

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Description:

Low to short plant flowering in the autumn before the leaves appear. Leaves 5-9, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, hairless, glossy green and more or less erect, 15-25 cm long. Flowers bowl-shaped, 4-6 cm, varying from pinkish-lilac to deep rosy-purple, strongly chequered; tepals 5-6 cm long, not twisted; anthers purplish to brownish.

Habitat:

Rocky places and dryish grassy hillslopes, often in scrub.

Reference Links:

Colchicum bivonae - Information on Colchicum bivonae, Colchicum bivonae - Plant Portraits - Alpine Garden Society

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PublishedNovember 1, 2015

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