I know everybody is familiar with spring blooming crocus, but there are fall blooming crocus that will liven up your fall garden. To top that off, it blooms equally as well in sun, part sun or shade.
This wonder plant I'm talking about is colchicum (Autumn Crocus). Colchicum blooms in September and October and creates beautiful splashes of soft pink in the fall garden. For the best show, cluster at least three bulbs together in a small triangle, leaving about 6 inches between them. This will allow room for the foliage of colchicum which appears in the spring and persists until late May. The funnel shaped flowers of colchicum are not very large, topping out at about 8 inches, but for reliable, easy blooms in the fall, they are worth including in your plantings.
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