Colchicum and Cochicine - Herbal - Poisonous
- All parts of the Colchicum are highly toxic if eaten, and medical advice should be sought immediately. The symptoms are similar to Arsenic Poisoning.
Colchicum
Colchicum autumnnale 'Album'
Genus: Colchicum
Species: autumnnale
Cultivar: 'Album' ...
Colchicum 'Waterlily' (Autumn crocus, Meadow saffron)
Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of White Flower Farm
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Colchicum autumnale
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Colchicum species worthy of note include rosy-purple flowering agrippinum, and speciosum, the showy autumn crocus, that bears tulip-like flowers. Showy crocus blooms are initially cream-colored and gradually darken to a rosy-purple.
This colchicum cultivar came to my garden from a generous gardening friend, who dug up the whole plant while in bloom and separated the bulbs.
Colchicum atropurpureum Each corm bears up to three deep purple flowers that can each reach three centimetres in length.
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Colchicum speciosum vernac. Autumn crocus , Meadow saffron , Naked ladies
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , 14 September
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#811 Colchicum autumnale
Common Names: autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked ladies
Family: Liliaceae (lily Family)
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Colchicum autumnale
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Slow from seed, sown when ripe, or in fall or sping, some 1/8" deep. Set corms 4" deep in fall. Good light, well-draining soil, naturalizes well. Divide clumps late summer. Zone 4-9 ...
Colchicum Speciosum
Colchicum Speciosum - rom the Caucasus, is large and beautiful, and valuable for the garden in autumn, where its large rosy-purple flowers appear nearly 1 foot above the ground. C. s.
Colchicums have long been favorites of gardeners, but before that they were favorites of the early doctors who used them for various medical treatments.
Cyclamen colchicum is native to the Caucasus mountains, but is rare in cultivation. It has thick, leathery, heart-shaped leaves with finely toothed edges and a narrow silver pattern.
Autumn crocus See Colchicum
Baneberry - see Actaea section Actaea
Belladonna lily - see Amaryllis belladona
Bluebell - see Hyacinthoides
Bottle gourd - see Lagenaria
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Colchicums For a Touch of Spring in Fall
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Bowles, A Handbook of Crocus and Colchicum for Gardeners, Martin Hopkinson 1924
Brian Mathew, Christopher Grey-Wilson, Bulbs, (ill. Marjorie Blamey), Collins, 1981
Brian Mathew, Crocus: A Revision of the Genus Crocus, Timber Press, 1983.
or autumn crocus, perennial garden ornamental (Colchicum autumnale) of the family Liliaceae (lily family). Native to Europe and N Africa, it has escaped from gardens to meadows and fields in some parts of the United States.
Colchicum autumnale
Colchis Ivy (Hedera colchica)
Coleonema pulchrum
Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Gold'
Coleus x hybridus 'Carefree Mix'
Coleus x hybridus 'Duke Yellow'
Coleus x hybridus 'Rob Roy'
Coleus x hybridus 'Wizard Velvet' ...
Colchicum species - Autumn Crocus
Crinum species - Milk And Wine Lily
Crocus species - Fall Blooming Crocus
Cyclamen species - Cyclamen
Endymion hispanica - Spanish Bluebell
Galtonia candicans - Summer Hyacinth ...
gelegentlich wild (besser gesagt, verwildert) antrifft, ist es niemandem ohne botanische Kenntnisse anzuraten, „wilden Safran“ zu sammeln: Die Chancen stehen nämlich hoch, daß es sich dabei um die viel häufigere Herbstzeitlose (Colchicum ...
pinnatum colchicum. We planted a little start of it a few years ago under a huge where it has spread into a gorgeous groundcover a foot tall its second year, & pushing two feet tall by its third year.
The recent bulbs have been used as a substitute for colchicum. They are emetic in doses of 25 to 30 grains.
 See also: May, Green, Crocus, Pink, Anemone
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