Colchicum variegatum

Common names: Chequer-flowered Meadow-saffron

Genus: Colchicum

Species: Colchicum variegatum

Class: Hexandria

Order: Trigynia

Authority: Gawler

Modern Genus: Colchicum

Modern Species: Colchicum variegatum

Modern Family: Liliaceae. Also placed in: Colchicaeae.

Plant Type: perennial

Color: deep red or violet purple

Season: autumn

Native Region: "Native of the Greek Islands. Others of the chequered kind are said to come from Portugal and Naples."

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum