Album (Colchicum autumnale 'Album') - white flowers, illustrated plant card

Album

Colchicum autumnale 'Album'

Album blooms from September through October.

Bloom calendar
Bloom time
Sep–Oct
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Sun
Full sun
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
6 in × 4 in
Type
Bulb
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Growing Album

Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 4–9. Expect it to reach about 6 in tall and 4 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year.

When to plant Album

Album is a fall-planted bulb: get it in the ground 6 to 8 weeks before the ground freezes, typically September or October across zones 4 to 9. It flowers that same fall, September to October.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 6 in September.

The Autumn Crocus family

One of 6 in the Autumn Crocus family. Same plant, same care.

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