Colchicum

Japanese: コルキカム

A genus of the lily family, it is a bulbous plant native to Eurasia and North Africa. There are over 60 wild species, and the commonly cultivated meadow saffron is extracted from the seeds and bulbs to extract colchicine. For horticulture, many hybrid varieties with beautiful, large flowers have been developed. Most bloom in the fall, with one or more flower stalks growing from the bulbs around October, and blooming flowers similar to saffron. The colors are light and dark purple to red, or white, and some double-flowered varieties also bloom. In the fall-flowering species, the leaves appear the following spring and die back in summer. It is usually planted in flower beds, but it can also be grown in water or in sawdust or sphagnum moss.

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Japanese:

ユリ科の一属で，ユーラシア大陸，北アフリカ原産の球根植物。野生種は60余あり，よく栽培されるイヌサフランは種子や鱗茎からコルヒチンをとる。園芸的には花が美しく大きい交雑品種が多数作られている。多くは秋咲きで，10月ごろ球根から１〜数本の花茎をのばし，サフランに似た花を開く。色は紫〜紅の濃淡，白で，八重咲もある。秋咲の場合，葉は翌春出て，夏枯れる。普通，花壇植えにされるが，水栽培，おがくずやミズゴケ植えもできる。

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