Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Colchicaceae

Genus:

Colchicum

Species:

Colchicum capense subsp. ciliolatum

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

15 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

aug,sep,oct

Bloom Colors:

pink, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Geophyte adapted to fynbos fire regime; corm survives underground and resprouts after fire, flowering often stimulated by fire in late summer.

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