Colchicums Spring

[Andrew]

What better way to start of spring than with C. luteum

[Lesley Cox]

A lovely picture Andrew and doing really well it seems. Do you (does anyone) grow this from seed? I've tried two batches from different sources and both having germinated quite well, after dying down for the first time, never appeared again. Why is this? I don't have problems with other colchicums, Narcissus, frits, crocuses etc.

[Andrew]

A lovely picture Andrew and doing really well it seems. Do you (does anyone) grow this from seed? I've tried two batches from different sources and both having germinated quite well, after dying down for the first time, never appeared again. Why is this? I don't have problems with other colchicums, Narcissus, frits, crocuses etc.

This was bought as a bulb.

Third time lucky Lesley ? Get some more seed and when they have died down, in this case I would have a look to see what is happening and possibly split them up - keep half 'wet' and half dry.

[Lesley Cox]

Third time lucky Lesley ? Get some more seed and when they have died down, in this case I would have a look to see what is happening and possibly split them up - keep half 'wet' and half dry.

I'll do that Andrew but I'll have to ask Hans Joshko I think. He's a dental technician and has no trouble with hens' teeth.

[Kees Jan]

I'm attaching some pics of what I believe is Merendera trigyna, photographed on tuesday 8 May in NE Turkey at about 2600m near Camlibel Gecidi (west of Ardahan). They certainly seem to enjoy moisture at flowering time!

[Rob]

It's great seeing bulbs in the wild.

The one enjoying the moisture is a fantastic shot

Rob

[Maggi Young]

Great shots, Kees Jan... I assume you had a good trip? Seeing the conditions some plants endure in their habitat makes one realise how artificial our growng conditions are, and how unlikely we are ever to replicate them to effect!

[Kees Jan]

Yes, great trip and particularly good for bulbs. There was still much snow higher up but still a wide range of bulbous plants in flower such as fritillaries, yellow and red tulips, snowdrops, Corydalis etc. Also some early alpines such as Saxifraga kotschyi, Pulsatilla albana ssp. armena, Gentiana pyrenaica, G. verna ssp. pontica and Draba polytricha.

[I.S.]

     Kees! as I understand from your photos. We can see this plant nearly whole year on the wild..
And we have 129 mauntains which is higher then 2000m...
     there are also merendera trigyna it the NE of country..

      ibrahim.