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Colchicum rhodopaeum Kov. Colchicum autumnale , commonly known as autumn crocus , meadow saffron , [ 3 ] naked boys [ 4 ] or naked ladies , [ 5 ] is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses , but is a member of the plant family Colchicaceae , unlike the true crocuses, which belong to the family Iridaceae .
Autumn Crocus may refer to: Several species of flowering plant: Plants in the genus Crocus which bloom in autumn Crocus nudiflorus; Crocus sativus; the meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, which is also known as autumn crocus; Autumn Crocus, a 1931 play by Dodie Smith; Autumn Crocus, a 1934 film adaptation
The genus and the species are commonly called autumn crocus, naked lady or meadow saffron. Colchicum × agrippinum is considered one of the easiest species of the genus Colchicum to grow. It is moderately tall, up to 6 inches (15 cm) and displays many crocus-like flowers from a single corm. Like other colchicums, it flowers in late summer or ...
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The flowers strongly resemble those of the crocus, the familiar spring-flowering bulb; hence the common name autumn crocus which is applied to this and other colchicum species. However the two genera belong to different families; [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and there is in fact an autumn-flowering crocus species, Crocus sativus , the source of the spice saffron.
[20] [8] Both fall and spring blooming crocuses are cultivated for their flowers. [110] Among the first flowers to bloom in spring, their flowering time can vary from fall to the late winter blooming C. tommasinianus; the earliest fall blooming species, C. scharojanii, may flower during the last weeks of July. [111]
In the garden, use a watering wand or a drip irrigation system to water each plant at the base. When using a wand and hose, water slowly or in several small increments to allow the water time to ...