From
the family,
Colchicaceae, having common name(s) associated with the genus; Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron.
From gardens. Closely related to C. speciosum Stev. and its variety bornmuelleri. Flowers broadly funnel-shaped, less constricted at the apex than in C. speciosum. Mr. E. A. Bowles wrote: 'remarkably free-flowering and rather later than the others of this group, a very distinct and beautiful plant'. Ht. 6-8 inches.
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