I saw these a couple of days ago while out for a walk - they were growing in a spot on some more or less vacant land near a local college where they, like a lot of daffodils and snowdrops, come up year after year. You could say that they've naturalised.
They are obviously NOT Saffron Crocus because they don't have Saffron's long, orange-red stigmas. They are, (I think) Colchicums.
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Autumn Crocus
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Pretty picture. These look like true autumn crocus, probably crocus pulchella (literally, the pretty ones). I haven't seen mine yet (?), but my saffron crocus were in full bloom yesterday and I harvested the stamens. Pity my DFH isn't a fan of saffron as I am, but still, what other bulb pays off, investment-wise, in the kitchen?
Nice pic, Herb. I think the voles ate my autumn crocus. They disappeared several years ago, drat the luck.
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