Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum (autumn crocus, meadow saffron)

Though some true crocus bloom with the fall rains, after summer's heat and drought, Autumn Crocus is a common name used for Colchicum, which is in the lily family (Liliaceae), and which has six stamens.


Cant find info easily on polypoids affecting growth, just a few vague references to plants being bigger..

sounds intriguing