Colchicum kotschyi

Colchicum kotschyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Colchicaceae
Genus:	Colchicum
Species:	C. kotschyi
Binomial name
	Colchicum kotschyi; Boiss.
Synonyms
	Colchicum candidum var. hirtiflorum Boiss.; Colchicum balansae var. hirtiflorum (Boiss.) Parsa; Merendera quadrifolia Stapf; Colchicum obtusifolium Siehe ex Hayek;

Colchicum kotschyi is a species 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.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum kotschyi
^ Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6
^ Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 13: 38.

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[erishkigal-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Colchicum kotschyi

[2] Autumn Bulbs by Roy Leeds (B.T. Batsford Ltd) 2006 ISBN 0-7134-8962-6

[3] Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 13: 38.

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