| Author: |
Carl Linné, 1753 | |
Family: |
Colchicaceae |
| Origin: |
Albania, Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine,
Yugoslavia.
(Baltic States, Central European Russia, Denmark, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New
Zealand South, North Carolina, Northwest European Russia, Oregon, Sweden, Utah,
Vermont) |
| Soil: |
Rich |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
3 Centimetres |
| Height: |
12 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Lavender Pink - White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
Høsttidløs, Nøgen Jomfru,
Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron, Naked Boys, Naked Ladies |
| Synonyms: |
Bulbocodium antumnale,
Lapeyr.,1813.
Colchicum commune Neck., 1768.
And more, see below... |
This member of the
Colchicaceae family
was given this name by Carl Linné in 1753. It is found in central Europe, growing in a
rich but drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to twelve centimetres in height. The flowers are lavender pink to white.
The genus is named
after Colchis, the Black Sea region of Georgia, Caucasus. Specific
epithet refers to the time of flowering.
Heterotypic
Synonyms:
Colchicum autumnale var. album, Gray,1822.
Colchicum autumnale var. bulgaricum, Stoj.&Stef., 1925.
Colchicum autumnale f. bulgaricum, Domin,1909.
Colchicum autumnale var. elatius, Simonk., 1906.
Colchicum autumnale f. macropetala, Gajic, 1977.
Colchicum autumnale var. major Tubergen, 1897
Colchicum autumnale f. milosi, Gajic, 1977.
Colchicum autumnale subsp. pannonicum, Nyman,1882
Colchicum autumnale f. pannonicum, Domin, 1909.
Colchicum autumnale var. pannonicum, Baker, 1879.
Colchicum autumnale var. pictum, Lej. & Courtois, 1831.
Colchicum autumnale f. radei Gajic in Glasn., 1977.
Colchicum autumnale var. serotinum, Gray, 1822.
Colchicum autumnale var. speciosissimum, Bubela, 1884.
Colchicum autumnale var. transsilvanicum, Nyman, 1882.
Colchicum autumnale f. transsilvanicum, Domin,1909.
Colchicum autumnale var. vernale, Nyman, 1882.
Colchicum autumnale proles vernale, Rouy, 1910.
Colchicum autumnale subsp. vernum, Nyman, 1890.
Colchicum autumnale var. vernum, Reichard, 1779.
Colchicum autumnale var. viridiflorum, Opiz, 1852.
Colchicum borisii Stef. ,1926.
Colchicum bulgaricum Velen.,1901.
Colchicum crociflorum Sims, 1826.
Colchicum doerfleri var. orientale, Kitanov,1950.
Colchicum drenowskii, Degen & Rech.f. ex Kitan. 1950.
Colchicum orientale Friv. ex Kunth, 1843.
Colchicum pannonicum, Griseb. & Schenk, 1852.
Colchicum polyanthon, Ker Gawl., 1807.
Colchicum praecox Spenn., 1825.
Colchicum rhodopaeum, Kov., 1965.
Colchicum transsilvanicum, Schur, 1866.
Colchicum turcicum subsp. pannonicum, Nyman, 1890.
Colchicum vernale Hoffm., 1800.
Colchicum vernum, Georgi, 1800.
Colchicum vranjanum Adamovic ex Stef., 1926. |
