Autumn Crocus
Colchicum autumnale
Zones 4–9bulb8" tall🐝 pollinator
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Peak bloom: September
How to plant
Plant corms in late summer 4 inches deep. Blooms emerge leafless in fall — foliage follows in spring.
- Sunlight
- full sun, part sun
- Spacing
- 6" between plants
- Mature height
- 8"
- Row placement
- front of bed
From authoritative sources
Aggregated from USDA PLANTS.
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