1.0Everyday Spiritualityhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspiritualityCheryl Petersenhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspirituality/author/cherylpetersenWhat about Colchicum flowers? - Everyday Spiritualityrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iSR0KCFYJ0"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspirituality/2014/03/what-about-colchicum-flowers.html">What about Colchicum flowers?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/everydayspirituality/2014/03/what-about-colchicum-flowers.html/embed#?secret=iSR0KCFYJ0" width="600" height="338" title="“What about Colchicum flowers?” — Everyday Spirituality" data-secret="iSR0KCFYJ0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Franklin Garden Club hosted a presentation on colchicum: the best kept autumn secret. Sometimes mistaken for corcus, the colchicum is their own species. They sprout leaves in the spring and after those leaves grow and die during the summer, they sprout flowers in the fall, up until a hard frost. We read in 21st Century…