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meadow saffron 'Violet Queen' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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meadow saffron 'Violet Queen'

Colchicum 'Violet Queen'

Pollinator FriendlyLow MaintenanceFragrant

Genus: Colchicum
Family: Colchicaceae

About this plant

A cormous perennial 15cm high with semi-erect, broadly lance-shaped leaves, 18-25cm long, from winter to spring, and 1-5 fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers, 4-6cm long, with strongly tessellated pinkish violet tepals with white centres and yellow anthers, in autumn; colchicums are a useful late-season source of pollen for honeybees

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Using gloves to handle corms, plant 10cm deep in summer or early autumn in deep, fertile and well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in an open site in full sun; for more advice, see bulb cultivation

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by removing cormlets when dormant in summer; for more advice, see bulb propagation

Pests

May be affected by slugs

Diseases

May be affected by grey moulds (Botrytis), smuts, and tulip grey bulb rot

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverWall Side BordersCottage InformalHedging ScreensPatio Container

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatorySubmerged AquaticWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringWinterAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years