The flowers that produce the coveted spice saffron are edible - but you must know the basics of plant identification to discern them from other species first.

Autumn crocus, also known as Colchicum, is a delightful addition to any garden, offering vibrant blooms that appear just as many other flowers are fading. These beautiful plants bring a splash of ...

Many garden enthusiasts are at all familiar with the Autumn Crocus — colchicum autumnale — a cold-hardy, perennial that blooms in mid-September in our area. That’s primarily because it ...

• They also are known as autumn crocus, which is a totally different kind of plant; and meadow saffron, even though they aren’t related to saffron and are not edible.

Great Plant Pick: Colchicum ‘Waterlily,’ double-flowered autumn crocus This bulb features large double lavender-pink blooms that resemble waterlilies in the fall. by Richie Steffen Friday ...

A: If the crocus are pure lavender or white, and taller than the familiar striped springtime crocus, they’re Colchicum autumnale, also known as autumn crocus. They bloom only in autumn.

Autumn Crocus (Colchicum spp.) Despite their common name, these plants aren’t true crocus. In fact, they aren’t even in the same family.

Many of those late summer crocus blooms come from a bulb called colchicum, which is not really a crocus at all. Its blossoms do look like those of crocuses — crocuses on steroids.

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 ...

Colchicum is commonly referred to as an Autumn crocus or meadow saffron and basically resembles a gigantic crocus. What makes this plant awesome is the fact that the ovary of the flower is underground ...

Colchicine (from the autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale) has long been prescribed in the treatment of gout. It attracted the attention of cancer researchers because it is poisonous to living cells ...