Colchicum × agrippinum

Colchicum × agrippinum is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. It is considered to be a hybrid between C. variegatum and C. autumnale,[1] and not a true species, although this is not certain.[2] The genus and the species are commonly called autumn crocus, naked lady or meadow saffron.

Colchicum × agrippinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. × agrippinum
Binomial name
Colchicum × agrippinum
Baker[1]

Colchicum × agrippinum is considered one of the easiest species of the genus Colchicum to grow. It is moderately tall, up to 6 inches (15 cm) and displays many crocus-like flowers from a single corm. Like other colchicums, it flowers in late summer or autumn long before the strap-shaped leaves, which appear in spring. The flowers have a distinct tessellation, or checker-board pattern of pink and white, and the anthers have purple tips. These traits help to identify it from other colchicums.[3]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[4] (confirmed 2017).[5]

References
  1. "Colchicum × agrippinum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - Colchicum agrippinum". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 22. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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