MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 



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„ , . , „ Approx. Color of , . l „ ,,!♦«*♦ 

 Botanical name Common name J*K ., fl time ot Habitat 

 height flowers blQQm 



BN Colchium 



autumnale . .Meadow saffron. . . 2-4" Purple, 



white 

 striped. .Sept.-Oct. Europe 



BN Colchium 



sativus Saffron crocus ... 6" Lilac Sept.-Oct . .Europe, 



Asia 

 BN Colchium Minor 



speciosum ..Meadow saffron.. 6-12" Violet 



to pink.. Sept.-Oct. Caucasus 



BN Colchium 



variegatum .Meadow saffron.. 3-6" Rosy 



purple. . Sept Asia 



Minor 



L Crocus 



biflorus Scotch crocus 6-8" Cream March .... Southern 



Europe 



BN Crocus 



speciosus .Autumn crocus.. 6-8" Lilac Sept.-Oct. Europe, 



Asia 

 Minor 



L Crocus 



susianus Cloth of gold 3" Yellow, 



striped 



brown. . March. . . .Crimea 

 L Crocus vernus.Comm.on garden 



crocus 4-5" White or 



lilac. . . .March. . . .Europe 

 B Fritillaria 

 atro- 

 purparca. . . . Purple fritillary.. 12-15". . . . Deep 



purple.. Apr.-May., 

 B Fritillaria 



aurea Golden fritillary. 6-12" Bright 



yellow. .Apr.-May. Caucasus 

 B Fritillaria 



Imperialis . ..Crown Imperial. . 2-3' Orange. . . April 



B Fritillaria 



meleagris ....Guinea-hen 



flower 10-12" Green, 



white, 



purple. .April Caucasus 



*The letters preceding the names indicate the following: B, suit- 

 able for borders; L, suitable for naturalizing in lawns; N, suitable 

 for naturalizing in shrubberies and in places where the grass need 

 not be cut until the foliage of the bulbous plants mature, such as 

 fields and meadows. A combination of these letters indicate that the 

 plant is adapted to more than one of the above situations. 



