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Colchicum speciosum Album

Common name: Giant Meadow Saffron

Perhaps time to brighten your garden with this stunning white-flowered autumn crocus.

-10 to -15°C

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Good for Pollinators

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Colchicum speciosum Album can also be known as 'Giant Meadow Saffron' and has been cultivated since 1753. The name 'colchicum' is derived from Colchis in Asia Minor from where the bulbs are distributed. Each single flower is a snowy white goblet-shaped flower supported by a pale green stem. An accent of colour is produced by the yellow stamens in the centre. The foliage appears later. These stunning flowers would enhance the front of a border or add colour to walkways. Album enjoys full or partial sun in moist well-drained soil sheltered from the wind. When dormant it can tolerate drier conditions. This crocus naturalises well and will develop swathes of colour. Plant September-October to flower February-March. In A Handbook of Crocus and Colchicums (1924, E.A .Bowles) it was recorded that this RHS award-winning bulb was first exchanged as roots "at the price of five guineas each"

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Latin Name	Colchicum speciosum Album 13/14 size bulb 3 bag
Common Name	Giant Meadow Saffron
Hardiness	H5 (-10 to -15°C)
Colour	White
Type	Perennial
Format	Bulbs
Position	Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Height in Maturity (m)	0.20 m
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.15
AGM	Yes
Soil Conditions	Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Aspect	East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots	Yes
Good for Rockeries	Yes
Good for wildlife	Yes
Good for pollinators	Yes
Good for cutting	Yes