Melinda Myers

Autumn Crocus

Botanical Name

Colchicum spp.

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 9

Height

6 to 12 inches

Flowers

Fall: white, rosy-purple, pink

Light

Full to part sun

Soil

Fertile and moist

Planting & Care

• Plant in late August
• Set bulbs 3 inches deep and 6 inches apart
• Divide every 3-4 years to speed up the spread

Problems

None serious

Varieties

• Alboplenum - white, double, star-shaped flowers
• Giant - one of the tallest and largest flowering of the autumn crocus, lavender-rose flowers sporting white throat
• Waterlily - lavender-pink double flowers resembling a waterlily bloom
• Violet Queen - pinkish or reddish purple checkered with white lines in the throat, orange anthers
• Lilac Wonder - narrow amethyst blooms