But with autumn crocus and colchicum I extended my planting pleasure by several weeks. |
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Another flower well worth waiting for is the autumn colchicum, Colchicum speciosum. |
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So Darwin had his urine tested, followed Bence Jones's special diet, and dosed himself with colchicum, a dangerously corrosive specific for gout. |
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Plants which contain alkaloids may also be highly toxic, such as colchicum, or alternatively harmless, such as borage. |
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Book VI deals with surgery, including an account of tracheotomy, and a final long book is taken up with drugs, including the use of colchicum for gout. |
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The Colchicum is much larger with goblet-shaped, fleshy flowers that are resistant to rain and should be planted in midsummer. |
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Colchicum, genus of flowering plants in the family Colchicaceae, consisting of about 30 species of herbs native to Eurasia. |
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Among the cyclamen, Colchicum, with elegant, long-stemmed pink goblets, completes this ravishing October picture. |
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Colchicum and autumn crocus should be planted out into the ground as soon as they become available to buy from your local garden centre. |
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Look out for Galanthus, Narcissus, Lilium, Colchicum, Cyclamen and Sternbergia. |
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Don't confuse this with Colchicum, often called autumn crocus or naked ladies. |
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