Photo: Colchicum autumnale 00.

Photo: Colchicum autumnale.

Plants in leaf. The leaf dies back and you don't even know it's there, until late autumn, when it flowers. Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 1999-06-29.


Colchicum autumnale L.
Engl.: autumn crocus, meadow saffron, colchicum, naked boys.
Deu.: Herbst-Zeitlose.
Suom.: syysmyrkkylilja, alastonimpi, syksyn myrkkylilja.
Sven.: tidlösa, hösttidlösa, nakna jungfrun, vanlig tidlösa.
Pharm.: colchici radix, colchici semen