Colchicum cilicicum

Colchicum cilicicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Liliales
Family:Colchicaceae
Genus:Colchicum
Species: C. cilicicum
Binomial name
Colchicum cilicicum
(Boiss.) Dammer
Synonyms[1]
  • Colchicum × byzantinum var. cilicicum Boiss.
  • Colchicum bivonae Ten.
  • Colchicum tenorei Parl.
  • Colchicum tenorii orth. var.
  • Colchicum bisignanii Ten. ex Janka
  • Colchicum autumnale var. tenorei (Parl.) Fiori
  • Colchicum autumnale var. todaroi (Parl.) Fiori
  • Colchicum todaroi Parl.

Colchicum cilicium is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicacea. A bulbous perennial, it bears deep rose-lilac flowers in late summer, with barely any chequered pattern on the petals (tessellation).[2] It has a very noticeable white stripe down the centre of each petal, which gives it a star-like appearance at the base. The flowers tend to stand up to weather better than other colchicum blooms. This species is native to Turkey and Syria.[1][3]

It is found in cultivation, and under its synonym C. tenorei has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[4] (confirmed 2017).[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum cilicicum
  2. ↑ Carl Lebrecht Udo Dammer. 1898. Gardeners' Chronicle. London ser. 3, xxiii. 34, Colchicum cilicicum
  3. ↑ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
  4. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Colchicum tenorei". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 22. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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