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Colchicum
Category: Bulbs and tubers
16 Jul : 12:28
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Plant tubers are similar to bulbs. The leaves emerge in spring, they are 3 to 6 sharp, 25-30 cm long to have blooms of 6 notes, connate in the form of a tube and one or more dyed light pink or rozovolilavo, but also occur varieties with other colors: Colchicum autumnale flor. albis - with white flowers, C. a.flor. purpureus - purple with flowers, Ca flor. variegates - colored flowers.
Colchicum has long been used in medical purposes. Cultivated and e is one of the few bulbs that bloom in autumn.
Prefers deep, but moist and sandy soil, outdoor and shady place.
Colchicum Krassy autumn weather, and some varieties and even in early spring, snow-covered meadows and mountains of lesoparkovete. It is very suitable for zatsvetyavane ladshaftnite parts of the parks, planted in groups or individually, either alone or in combination with the bush groups.
Propagated through seeds and bulbs. The bulbs are removed in July, is cleaned and planted in early September at a depth of 6.8 cm and 7.8 cm distance seeds are sown in early spring light and permeable soil. Extracted from seeds of plants flowering after 3 years.
Category: Bulbs and tubers
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