Colchicum boissieri

Colchicum boissieri
Colchicum boissieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species: C. boissieri
Binomial name
Colchicum boissieri
Orph.

Colchicum boisseri is member of the flowering plant family Colchicaceae native to lands in eastern Mediterranean Sea, southern Greece and south-western Turkey. The species is unique for its spreading, rhizomatous bulbs. It blooms well with 5cm (2") blooms in a bright cherry pink. The stamens are yellow. The flowers have no tessellations, only a white line down the centre of each petal.[1]

References

  1. ^ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0 713 489 626
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