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Colchicum species - a last minute buy if you are lucky. For what ever reason, many of us wait until it is too late, and the window of opportunity for ordering these fall blooming bulbs is slim.
For many online retailers, it is too late to order Colchicum, but I still try, even last minute. Last night I scored a dozen white double Colchicum autumnale var. alboplenum, so I say - go try for even if the bulbs are sent in bud, they will survive to bloom even better next autumn.
There are a handful of Colchicum ( often called autumn-blooming crocus, but they are botanically not a crocus, yet to confuse new gardeners more, there are also, autumn blooming crocus. Both are valuable garden plants often over-looked by many gardeners.). This year, I ordered the hard to find white form of 'The Waterliliy' Colchicum, but there are many to choose from and although it is late to mail order, you may still try ( I ordered some last night). So try something different, and, something that will be bloom in a few weeks, just be sure to plant your bulbs as soon as they arrive, if you order today from McClure & Zimmerman, Brent and Becky's or any other bulb merchant.
