Corms of C. cilicicum were first purchased in hopes that its flower, foliage, and bloom period would match perfectly those of a nameless scented variety we grow and are so fond of. They did not, but what emerged was a Colchicum totally distinct from any others we had ever planted. Circular clusters of abundant short stemmed, very upright funnel shaped flowers pop up in mid to late October to signal the beginning of the end of the Colchicum flowering season. The narrow, parallel-sided petals are a deep lilac color with some faint deeper purple checkering added. Wonderful lasting power in the garden and wonderfully fragrant in its own right. Ironically, there seem to be some naming mix-ups with C. cilicicum itself. Some texts say the true species is a large wide petaled flower. Others who describe and offer plants similar to ours as cilicicum always seem to have var. purpureum attached to the name.

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