| WHEN I WAS A CHILD WE HAD A BED OF REVERCE CROCUS. THE LEAVES CAME UP IN THE SPRING,GOT MOWED OVER IN THE SUMMER AND SMALL LAVENDER FLOWERS CAME UP IN THE FALL.(SIMULAR TO CROCUS IN APPEARANCE) WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS BULB AND IS IT STILL PROPIGATED FOR SALE? |
| Although there are some true crocus that bloom in the fall, we most often find another plant, Colchicum, which looks like crocus and blooms in the fall -- there are several varieties. General line suppliers as well as bulb specialists such as as McClure and Zimmerman, 108 W. Winnebago St., PO Box 368, Friesland, WI 53935-0368 (800-883-6998)occasionally offer these in their catalogs. |
