Colchicum kotschyi is a species of flowering plant in the Colchicaceae family.[2] It is native to Iran, Iraq and Turkey.[1] It blooms relatively early for an autumn flowering colchicum, as early as August. The flowers often open to a pink-purple colour, but white flowered specimens are common in the wild. The plant reaches up to 2 m (6") tall and grows well in sunny, warm locations.[3][4]

Colchicum kotschyi
Colchicum kotschyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Colchicum
Species:
C. kotschyi
Binomial name
Colchicum kotschyi
Synonyms[1]
  • Colchicum candidum var. hirtiflorum Boiss.
  • Colchicum balansae var. hirtiflorum (Boiss.) Parsa
  • Merendera quadrifolia Stapf
  • Colchicum obtusifolium Siehe ex Hayek

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum kotschyi
  2. ^ "Colchicum kotschyi Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
  4. ^ Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 13: 38.