Kingdom Plantae Family Colchicaceae Scientific name Colchicum boissieri Rank Species | Order Liliales Genus Colchicum Higher classification Colchicum | |
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Similar Colchicum, Colchicum davisii, Colchicum trigynum, Colchicum cilicicum, Colchicum cupani | ||
Colchicum boisseri is member of the flowering plant family Colchicaceae native to southern Greece and south-western Turkey but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. The species is unique for its spreading, rhizomatous bulbs. It blooms well with 5 cm (2") blooms in a bright cherry pink. The stamens are yellow. The flowers have no tessellations, only a white line down the centre of each petal. It is named after botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier.
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