Many garden enthusiasts are at all familiar with the Autumn Crocus — colchicum autumnale — a cold-hardy, perennial that blooms in mid-September in our area. That’s primarily because it rarely can be ...

A wooden greenhouse surrounded by autumn flowers and leaves - Katerina Maksymenko/Shutterstock Crocuses are usually one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring, poking up through snow and sludge ...

What: Colchicum autumnale, commonly called the autumn crocus, is a star in early autumn, when large, vase-shaped lavender-pink blooms burst from the ground to provide a splash of brilliant color. This ...

Just because summer is almost over doesn't mean we have to say goodbye to fresh floral blooms. While the spring crocus is noted as a herald of warmer weather, the autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) ...

Planting most bulbs requires patience … a lot of patience. We plant them in the fall and then must wait until spring to enjoy the benefits of our labor. Colchicums are the exception — perfect for ...

Val Bourne says 'the wow fractor is as great as ever' with autumnal colchicum crocuses The unrivalled queen of the autumn crocuses is Colchicum speciosum 'Album'. The pure-white goblets, held high on ...

Autumn seems to have come early this year and the beech leaves are already cascading down on my car a good month earlier than usual. The variegated pampas grass is also popping up its plumes early, ...

In early autumn, large star-shaped white, fully double flowers burst from the ground. This enduring bulb has broad strappy and shiny green foliage in late winter through spring, but goes dormant for ...