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Colchicum lingulatum

Colchicum lingulatum is a small autumn-flowering bulb from Greece and northwest Turkey, bearing pink crocus-like flowers with yellow stamens before its leaves appear. It is grown for its early autumn bloom and needs a dry rest in summer.

Family
Colchicaceae (Colchic family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while in leaf in spring, then keep dry during summer dormancy.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty soil or a sandy loam; avoid waterlogging.
Temperature
Hardy to about -10 °C when dormant; grows well in cool temperate conditions.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts, especially the corms and seeds, contain colchicine and related alkaloids, which are poisonous if eaten.
Native range
SE. Greece to SW. Türkiye
Climate
temperate

About

Colchicum lingulatum is a species of flowering plant in the Colchicaceae family. It is native to north-western Turkey and to Greece. Colchicum lingulatum blooms in early autumn, with pink flowers approximately 3–4 cm (1" to 1.5") in size, with widely spaced petals. The stamens are a prominent yellow. The foliage begins to grow after the flowers.

Other Colchicum plants

Alpine Autumn Crocus · Autumn crocus · White Autumn Crocus · Colchicum boissieri · Spring Meadow Saffron · False Autumn Crocus · Tenore Autumn Crocus · Colchicum davisii · Colchicum hungaricum · Colchicum kotschyi · Indian Colchicum · Large Leaved Autumn Crocus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Colchicum lingulatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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