Colchicum kotschyi

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 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
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
  1. 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.


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