Colchicum bornmuelleri

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Colchicum bornmuelleri
False Autumn Crocus; Naked Ladies

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DERIVATION

Colchicum	- from Colchis, Colchidis, the Caucasian area once famous for concocting poisons
bornmuelleri	- for J. Franz N. Bornmueller (1862â�"1948), Hanoverian botanist

FAMILY

Colchicaceae (Autumn Crocus Family) Other Plants in the Autumn Crocus Family

HABIT

Geophyte

RANGE

Turkey

FLOWERS

Purple;white (;center)

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 5 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun | Partial shade

COMMON NAME(S)

False Autumn Crocus | Naked Ladies

Location Map for Colchicum bornmuelleri (False Autumn Crocus; Naked Ladies) - 3 Map Locations Found
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Individual Location for Colchicum bornmuelleri:
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Accession
Number

Year

Location

1	121929*1	2012	Chatfield Sinnamon Center, Mesic Pr.
2	121929*2	2012	Chatfield Sinnamon Center Rain Garden
3	121929*3	2012	Chatfield Sinnamon Center, Moist Meadow

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FLOWERING:
When Colchicum bornmuelleri has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2013

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