This beautiful autumn-flowering bulb is not in the slightest related to true crocuses but is botanically closer to lilies.
Delicate purple flowers with white 'stems' which are the lower part of the flower, arise in compact clumps without any leaves, in the autumn, and can soon naturalize in a rock garden or even in the grass.
NAME: Autumn Crocus OTHER COMMON NAMES: Meadow Saffron / Mysteria SCIENTIFIC NAME: Colchicum Autumnale COLOR: Purplish Pink PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost / Fall BLOOM TIME: Sept-Oct HARDINESS ZONE: (4) 5 - 10 PLANT HEIGHT: 6 - 12” PLANT SPACING: 3 - 6” LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Moist
I received my seeds. I have just planted them so I have not seen any growth but I am excited. They also gave me a tomatillo seed for free and I thought that was fun. They were packaged nicely and came in a timely fashion.