About
Colchicum 'Disraeli' is a corm-based perennial that reaches a height of up to 15 cm. It features goblet-shaped blooms that emerge in clusters close to the ground during the autumn months. The flowers exhibit a magenta hue, displaying subtly patterned petals with a white central area. In spring, narrow, ovate leaves develop after the flowering period.
About the genus
Colchicum are perennial plants that grow from corms, featuring typically coarse, broad, strap-like leaves. These leaves may emerge alongside or following the goblet-shaped blooms.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0-0.1 metre
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Wildflower meadow, Wildlife gardens, Gravel garden
- Toxicity
- TOXIC if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling TOXIC to pets - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows best in deep, fertile soil in full sun. May naturalise over time
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, sowing in containers in an open frame when ripe, or by division, separating corms when the plant is dormant in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to grey moulds