Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	6-9 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	0.2
Cultivation details
Layer	Herbs
Growth	Medium
Uses
Medicinal	True
Warning	Toxic
Medicinal parts	Bulb
Names
Alternate name	Meadow Saffron
Taxonomy
Family	Colchicaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced into	Baltic States, Denmark, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Northwest European R, Oregon, Sweden, Utah, Vermont
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Created: 2020-11-13 19:03:17 UTC
Last updated: 2024-02-03 00:19:59 UTC by permabot

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