Autumn crocuses and colchicums may look like springtime blooms. But they are generally fall-flowering beauties. They will ...

Val Bourne says 'the wow fractor is as great as ever' with autumnal colchicum crocuses The unrivalled queen of the autumn crocuses is Colchicum speciosum 'Album'. The pure-white goblets, held high on ...

What: Colchicum autumnale, commonly called the autumn crocus, is a star in early autumn, when large, vase-shaped lavender-pink blooms burst from the ground to provide a splash of brilliant color. This ...

If you happen to spy a delicate lavender flower bud peeking up from the soil at this time of year, you might think: time warp! After all, that’s what crocuses do, and they bloom in spring, not late ...

What: Colchicum ‘The Giant’ is a hybrid colchicum have extra large vase-shaped flowers in autumn. The lavender-rose blooms have white at the base inside the petals. These magnificent flowers burst ...

Want to inject a special splash of vibrant flower colour and a touch of originality into your garden this fall? Larger than the typical spring crocus, colchicum are unusual in that they produce their ...

So easy to grow but otherworldly in their beauty, colchicums are the stars of the autumn garden The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an ...

Q: I have some Colchicum bulbs that have become well-established. There are perhaps a dozen flowers from each. I am wondering if it is time to separate the small bulbs, and when would be the best time ...