Autumn Crocus 'Waterlily'
Colchicum 'Waterlily'
Autumn Crocus 'Waterlily' is a bulb for bulb layer, groundcover, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam or chalk, flowering Sep, Oct.
| Type | Bulb |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 15 cm |
| Spread | 15 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 4a-8b, RHS H5 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 15 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 15 cm of room to spread, roughly 7 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 8b and rated H5 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, chalk soil, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Autumn Crocus 'Waterlily''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Astilbe 'Fanal'to flower when it does not
- Astilbe 'Visions'to edge in front
- Barrenwort 'Orange Queen'to edge in front
- Bergenia 'Purpurea'to edge in front
- Bigleaf Hydrangea 'Endless Summer'for height behind it
- Bleeding Heartfor height behind it