5/21/2023 0 Comments Autumn crocus![]() It’s not – it’s currently around 15 to 20 times less. It is often claimed that saffron is worth more than its weight in gold. In fact, it’s one of the most expensive spices in the world. Cramping, vomiting, diarrhea, increased blood pressure, and respiratory failure can result.Saffron doesn’t come cheap. Poisonous to Humans: Poison Severity: High Poison Symptoms: Highly toxic and can be fatal if ingested.Landscape: Landscape Location: Container Houseplants Lawn Patio Small Space Walkways Woodland Design Feature: Border Mass Planting Attracts: Bees Resistance To Challenges: Deer Drought Problems: Poisonous to Humans.Leaves: Leaf Color: Green Leaf Arrangement: Rosulate Leaf Shape: Lanceolate Hairs Present: No Leaf Length: > 6 inches Leaf Description: Four to six lance-shaped, dark green, basel leaves to 14 inches long appear from spring through summer.Flowers: Flower Color: Pink Purple/Lavender White Flower Value To Gardener: Showy Flower Bloom Time: Fall Flower Shape: Cup Tubular Flower Petals: 6 petals/rays Flower Size: 1-3 inches Flower Description: Flowers 3 inches long, tubular, 6-parted, purple-pink to white, flowering in autumn.Fruit: Display/Harvest Time: Spring Fruit Description: Seeds ripen in spring and early summer.Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Loam (Silt) Soil pH: Acid (8.0) Neutral (6.0-8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist Available Space To Plant: Less than 12 inches NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Bulb Poisonous Habit/Form: Clumping Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Low.Attributes: Genus: Colchicum Family: Colchicaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Division Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: Eurasia and Africa Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): drought, rabbit, and deer Bulb Storage: Store corms in vermiculite at 63-68 degrees F (17-20 degrees C) Edibility: Highly toxic and possibly fatal if ingested.Tags: #bulb #showy flowers #poisonous #small spaces #drought tolerant #fall flowers #white flowers #purple flowers #deer resistant #delicate #victorian garden #border planting #walkway planting #fall bulb #lawn planting See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties:Ĭ. This can be a difficult species to grow outdoors because of its susceptibility to slug damage. If necessary, dig and divide during the mid-summer dormant period, but the plant will naturalize by itself over time.Īll parts of the plant, especially the bulbs, are highly toxic.ĭiseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems: You can plant a bulb in summer for bloom that fall however, plants can take 4 to 5 years to flower when grown from seed. To grow from bulbs, you should bury the corms to a depth of 3 to 5 inches (12.5 cm) and 6 inches apart. The plant does best in a rich loam that does not dry out rapidly. When cultivated it is often used as a houseplant, in a small garden space, along a walkway or border or planted in a lawn.Īutumn Crocus prefers a site with medium moist, well drained, soil full sun to part shade and is not cold tolerant, sustaining injury below 14 degrees F (-10 degrees C). Naked flower stems rise from the ground to 4 to 6 inches tall in late summer to early fall bearing cup-shaped, 3 inch flowers. Foliage gradually yellows and dies by summer as the plants go dormant. In late spring, each autumn crocus corm sends up a clump of basal foliage. The flowers can be purple, pink, lilac, yellow or white. The genus is called autumn crocus because they bloom in fall, but some species bloom in winter or spring. It is a genus of about 45 species of plants from alpine meadows in Europe, North Africa, West and Central Asia, North India and West China. See below DescriptionĬolchicum, or Autumn Crocus, is a perennial herb typically found in pinewoods and mountainous regions. Phonetic Spelling KOHL-chik-um This plant has high severity poison characteristics. ![]()
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