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Colchicum trigynum

Colchicum trigynum
Photo: Averater, CC BY 4.0

Colchicum trigynum is a small autumn-flowering bulb from Türkiye, Iran and the Caucasus, grown for its pale pink to lilac flowers that appear before the leaves. It needs a dry summer rest and a well-drained site.

Family
Colchicaceae (Colchic family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water during the autumn and winter growing season, and keep the bulbs dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining soil, such as sandy loam or gritty mix; avoid waterlogged ground.
Temperature
Hardy to around -15 °C when dormant; protect bulbs from waterlogging in cold, wet winters.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts, especially the bulbs and seeds, contain colchicine and other alkaloids that cause severe poisoning if eaten.
Native range
Türkiye to Caucasus and NW. Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Colchicum trigynum is a species of plant native to Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus, often grown as an ornamental plant outside its native range.

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 · Colchicum lingulatum · Indian Colchicum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Colchicum trigynum 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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