Colchicum Parkinsonii

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Colchicum Parkinsonii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Colchicum Parkinsonii, Hook. f. (B.M. 6090) (C. tessellatum, Authors), is the best of all the tessellated forms, the tessellation being more sharply defined and more delicate than the type. It is a smaller plant, and has shorter and more strongly undulated lvs., which lie closer to the ground. Of this plant Parkinson said in his "Paradisus Terrestris," 1629: "This most beautiful saffron flower riseth up with his flowers in the Autumne, as the others before specified doe, although hot of so large a size, yet farre more pleasant and delightful in the thicke, deep blew, or purple coloured beautifull spots therein, which make it excell all others whatsoever: the leaves rise up in the Spring, being smaller then the former, for the most part 3 in number, and of a paler or fresher green color, lying close upon the ground, broad at the bottome, a little pointed at the end. and twining or folding themselves in and out at the edges, as if they were indented. I have not seen any seede it hath borne: the root is like unto the others of this kinde, but small and long, and not so great: it flowereth later for the most part then any of the other, even not untill November, and is very hard to be preserved with us, in that for the most part the roote waxeth lesse and lesse every yeare, our cold Country being so contrary unto his naturall, that it will scarce shew his flower; yet when it flowereth any thing early, that it may have any comfort of a warm Sunne, it is tne glory of all these kindes." CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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