Details
- Flowering Time
- September
- October
- Planting Time
- September
- Growing
- Hardy
- Perennial
- RHS Recommended
- Award of Garden Merit
- Plants for Pollinators
- Perfect For
- Autumn Flowering
- Naturalising
- Pots & Tubs
- Small Garden & Balcony
- Flowering Height
- 12 cm
- Bulb Size
- 16/+ cm
- Colour
- Purples & Mauves
Colchicum Waterlily
C2006
Description
An exquisite plant which flowers during September and October, Colchicum ‘Waterlily’ produces large yet delicate-looking, rosy-lilac flowers. The segments of each double flower open horizontally to the autumn sun, looking like ethereal sea anemones.
Commonly known as meadow saffron, Colchicum are wonderful pollinator-friendly flowers, invaluable for adding late-season colour to the garden.
Large, glossy leaves follow the flowers and remain until summer when they fade to reveal the waterlily-shaped flowers once more.
Colchicums are excellent for naturalising, forming large clumps amongst grass or at the edge of garden borders.
Well-drained soil and full sun or part shade is essential for the bulbs to thrive.
Care Guide
No leaves are present when the wine-glass shaped flowers appear, and the long tubes at the base of the petals extend down into the earth.
Plant 7.5cm (3”) deep in well-drained, humus-rich soil, 10-15cm (4-6”) apart. Likes a sunny or lightly shaded position.
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De Jager Bulb Catalogue
