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botanical name:
Colchicum speciosum 'Album'
Colchicum speciosum 'Album'
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common name: Autumn crocus
family: Colchicaceae
family: Colchicaceae
characteristics:
perennial
height: 0.18m
width: 0.10m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: bulb/corm
leaf colour: green
flower colour: white
main season: Autumn
poisonous or irritant
height: 0.18m
width: 0.10m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: bulb/corm
leaf colour: green
flower colour: white
main season: Autumn
poisonous or irritant
aspect:
full sun
conditions: moist soil
preferred soil pH: any
minimum temp: -18°C
USDA zone: 7 to 10
conditions: moist soil
preferred soil pH: any
minimum temp: -18°C
USDA zone: 7 to 10
description:
This form of the autumn crocus has thick, weather resistant pure white flowers.
cultivation:
Deep fertile soil, well drained but not too dry. Full sun. Plant corms about 10cm deep in summer or early autumn.
propagation:
From corms.
other notes:
From the Caucasus, North East Turkey and Iran.
RHS AGM
This form of the autumn crocus has thick, weather resistant pure white flowers.
cultivation:
Deep fertile soil, well drained but not too dry. Full sun. Plant corms about 10cm deep in summer or early autumn.
propagation:
From corms.
other notes:
From the Caucasus, North East Turkey and Iran.
RHS AGM
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