Colchicum autumnale 'The Giant'

Planting Advice for your Colchicum bulbs:

• Grow in asunny position where plants can be provided with some shade from the hot midday sun.
• If your soil is too heavy and wet, then add coarse grit to improve the drainage.
• Plant bulbs at twice the depth of the height of the bulb and four times their width apart. e.g. 5cm tall bulbs need to be planted 10cm below the surface of the ground and 20cm apart.
• Please check the bag for any additional planting instructions.
• They are fine to plant even if a little green growth is showing, they’ll just need a good watering when you plant them, and then only when the soil is dry.
• Leave them in the ground once they die back for flowers again next year.
• While all the energy that a bulb needs in order to grow is stored in the bulb itself, they will do better if you feed them when in active green growth.
• Plant in herbaceous borders, in pots, or leave in the ground to naturalise.
• If planted in pots be sure to water frequently and keep moist.

Aftercare Advice for your Colchicum:

• Get your bulbs in the ground as soon as you can so that they can establish a good root system before the weather becomes too cold.
• Water frequently and if in pots ensure that the compost doesn't dry out.
• Fertilise with a balanced fertiliser in spring when new growth appears.

Tidying your Autumn Crocus:

• Once flowering is over, it is important to leave the leaves on your colchicum until they have died right down, usually by early summer. This allows the bulb to store food and produce flowers the following year.