Nancy Lindsay autumn crocus
Colchicum autumnale 'Nancy Lindsay'
RHS AGM 1997
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Nancy Lindsay' autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale 'Nancy Lindsay') is a bulb for borders, rock gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It blooms in early to late autumn and attracts bees and butterflies. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Nigrescens mondo grass, Frosted Curls sedge, and Monch tartarian aster.