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
yes id did buy and receive bamboo seeds from you. i planted same and now cautiously await some indication the sprouting will begin. we are in northern nj where it is quite cold so i am keeping the plantings in a planter system we use for seedlings. only time luck and patience will tell the ultimate story. if the seeds come to be small plants we will replant into pots until spring and after that we are guardedly optimistic. thanks for the request and service. stewart a farber
I do not have an indoor garden so I am waiting until spring to plant. I will try planting closer to Feb or March in small pods watering with spray bottle, and slowly introduce the plants to outdoor conditions.