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Monday, September 17, 2018

autumn crocus

I associate crocus with the spring with flowers sometimes emerging from the snow. There's another flower with a similar look wearing the name "autumn crocus" that blooms in the fall. The flowers seem a bit larger, splashing color through the still green grass.

Wikipedia: Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron or naked ladies, is an autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member of the Colchicaceae plant family, unlike the true crocuses which belong to the Iridaceae family. The name "naked ladies" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back.

autumn crocus