Colchicum

Troubleshooting Mark the location of your colchicums with stones or a garden ornament so you don't accidentally dig them up. Feeding Fertilize with a balanced organic fertilizer in spring, when new growth appears.

Excellent addition to your garden. So plant either or both, and enjoy some brilliant spring color in your garden when you need it the most--in fall!' Plant this fall flowering crocus mix in late summer and you'll have a mix of purples and whites in only...

* The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt to find new, improved varieties. It works by doubling the chromosome number.

* The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt to find new, improved varieties. It works by doubling the chromosome number.

Growing Fall-Flowering Crocus and Colchicum These two groups of bulbs are almost like magic. In just weeks, you'll see them poking up through the ground, and before you know it they're in bloom, just when everything else in your garden is almost finished!...

Besides its use as a poison, autumn crocus bulbs have long been utilized for medicinal purposes as well.The plant was mentioned in the Ebers Papyrus, the oldest known medical text, prepared by the Egyptians around 1550 B.C. Thirty-five centuries later,...

Growing in clumps of strap-like foliage 12 to 18 inches wide, "Globemaster" grows best in well-drained soil in full sun and is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8. Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) is hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11 and thrives in...