Meadow Saffron Seeds | Slide Mouse

Also it takes at least four years for the plant to flower after seeds have been planted.

Meadow saffron seeds. Colchicum or meadow saffron is a type of fall bulb. How to grow meadow saffron autumn crocus and other colchicum if growing colchicum it is best to plant seeds in flats covered in compost and a light layer of gravel. Colchicum autumnale commonly known as autumn crocus meadow saffron or naked ladies is a toxic autumn blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses but is a member of the plant family colchicaceae unlike the true crocuses which belong to the family iridaceae. Of course the seeds will not germinate if the weather is cold.

Under glass or bulbs outdoors in early autumn. These are a dramatically colorful flower with the fall bulb of colchicum. So please don t mix them saffron rice would never be the same. Colchicum is also called naked ladies and meadow saffron its shiny single or double feathered flowers are amazing its flowers die after blooming.

Lance shaped leaves re emerge in the spring. The bulbs will form but they will not flower for quite a while. The name naked ladies comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long before the leaves appear. Allow natural winter cold to offer ideal conditions for germination to occur in spring as the weather warms.

Although autumn crocus is considered poisonous to humans and livestock the seeds and corns contain the alkaloid colchicine. Fboyle meadow saffron has to be planted in august if seeds are used. Germination instructions sow in a cold frame in autumn. Sow seed thinly 2mm deep into moist well drained seed compost.