meadow saffron 'Violet Queen'
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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
Scientific classification
- Species
- meadow saffron 'Violet Queen' (Colchicum 'Violet Queen')
- Genus
- Colchicum
- Family
- Colchicaceae
- TOXIC if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Toxicity
- Bulbs
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Winter · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of meadow saffron 'Violet Queen'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
TOXIC if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Quick identification of meadow saffron 'Violet Queen'
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meadow saffron 'Violet Queen' care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningNo pruning required
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by removing cormlets when dormant in summer; for more advice, see bulb propagation
Growing
GrowingUsing 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
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be affected by grey moulds (Botrytis), smuts, and tulip grey bulb rot
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs
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