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William's Featured Plants - Summer Bulbs - Colchicum byzantinum

 

Colchicum byzantinum : meadow saffron

 

 

bellevalia stand

Plant: cormous perennial.

Origin: eastern Mediterranean

Zone
: 5 - 8

Flowers
:lavender goblets to 6" in late summer without foliage

Foliage: thick strap like leaves ~18"; emerge in early spring, fades in early summer

Culture
: full sun to part shade; well drained soils; rarely bothered by pests or diseases.

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