Colchicum kotschyi

Colchicum kotschyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species: C. kotschyi
Binomial name
Colchicum kotschyi
Boiss.
Synonyms[1]
  • Colchicum candidum var. hirtiflorum Boiss.
  • Colchicum balansae var. hirtiflorum (Boiss.) Parsa
  • Merendera quadrifolia Stapf
  • Colchicum obtusifolium Siehe ex Hayek

Colchicum kotschyi is a species native to Iran, Iraq and Turkey.[1] It blooms relatively early for an autumn flowering colchicum, as early as August. The flowers open to a pink-purple colour, but white flowered specimens are common in the wild. The plant reaches up to 2 m (6") tall and grows well in sunny, warm locations.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum kotschyi
  2. ↑ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
  3. ↑ Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 13: 38.