Colchicum davisii

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

Colchicum davisii is a large flowering colchicum species native to Turkey. The flowers are very pale pink and heavily tessellated with a white throat and prominent yellow anthers. They are produced in autumn. The bulbs, technically corms, are elongated and have several growing points.[1]

References

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