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colchicum

(kŏl′chĭ-kəm, kŏl′kĭ-)
n.
1. Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus.
2. The dried ripe seeds or corms of the autumn crocus, both of which yield colchicine.
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autumn crocus

Herbal medicine
A perennial herb that is the primary source of colchicine, an alkaloid used for treating gout in mainstream medicine.
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A word of caution: all parts of colchicums are poisonous.
Crocuses and colchicum's, spring and autumn, both do best in an open, sunny, well-drained spot.
Most of the showy colchicums that grace our autumn gardens are hybrids of colchicum speciosum.
On the other hand, colchicums with bare legs - their popular name is naked ladies - look shockingly nude.
A plant that never fails to delight is autumn crocuses or Colchicum autumnale.
Elsewhere in the garden a swathe of collapsed aconitums was hiding the sudden annual appearance of a group of colchicum flowers.
Colchicums produce masses of two foot tall foliage in spring and are only really suited to borders and fronts of shrubberies, never on rock gardens where they will swamp other spring gems.
Perhaps it's because I've always gardened in the North but colchicums always seem to do poorly.
Plant autumn-flowering bulbs including Nerine bowdenii and colchicums.
Plant colchicums in bare soil between shrubs to add a splash of colour in autumn.
A These are autumn crocus or Colchicums which you plant now and will flower in September/October.
In the front garden, the autumn flowering Cyclamen hederifolium are blooming both on the rockery and in the wild flower meadows along with the Colchicums. The green glossy leaves of the Colchicums appear in the spring, then the flowers follow on their own at this time of year.