Editing Colchicum (section)

==Cultivation==
Temperate colchicums are commonly grown in gardens as ornamental flowers. Species found in cultivation include:
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* [[Colchicum × agrippinum|''C.'' × ''agrippinum'']]
* ''[[Colchicum autumnale|C. autumnale]]''
* [[Colchicum × byzantinum|''C.'' × ''byzantinum'']]
* ''[[Colchicum cilicicum|C. cilicicum]]''
* ''[[Colchicum lusitanum|C. lusitanum]]''
* ''[[Colchicum speciosum|C. speciosum]]''
* ''[[Colchicum tenorei|C. tenorei]]''
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There are also  [[cultivars]] and [[Hybrid (biology)#Hybrid plants|hybrids]] such as:-
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* ''C.'' 'Dick Trotter' (violet with white centre)
* ''C.'' 'Disraeli' (purple white),
* ''C.'' 'Giant' (red with white centre)
* ''C.'' 'Harlekijn' (white with purple band)
* ''C.'' 'Lilac Wonder' (lilac)
* ''C.'' 'Pink Goblet' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web |title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Colchicum'' 'Pink Goblet' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/45210/Colchicum-Pink-Goblet/Details |accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> (violet-purple)
* ''C.'' 'Poseidon' (purple)
* ''C.'' 'Rosy Dawn' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web |title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Colchicum'' 'Rosy Dawn' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/95960/Colchicum-Rosy-Dawn/Details |accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> (rose pink)
* ''C.'' 'Violet Queen' (purple)
* ''C.'' 'Waterlily' {{smallcaps|agm}}<ref>{{cite web |title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Colchicum'' 'Waterlily' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/89869/Colchicum-Waterlily-(d)/Details |accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> (double, lilac-pink)
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Those marked {{smallcaps|agm}} have gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]] (confirmed 2017).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf |title=AGM Plants - Ornamental |date=July 2017 |page=22 |publisher=Royal Horticultural Society |accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, the [[NCCPG National Plant Collection|National Collection]] of colchicums is maintained at [[Felbrigg Hall]], [[Norfolk]].