Colchicums autumn 2007

[Gerdk]

Mark,
Please have a look to my question 'Colchicum from Morocco', dated August 5, 2007 in 'Plant Identifications and ....      http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=690.0

I was told this could be Colchicum neapolitanum. My plant seems to be very close to your species. Do you agree?

Gerd Knoche, Solingen
Germany

[hadacekf]

Mark,
do you know the parents of your hybrid?

[mark smyth]

Franz the parents are unknown. The source was Ian Young

[mark smyth]

Here is C. asturiensis in full flower. I cant confirm that it is as sold because it came from a Dutch supplier

[mark smyth]

Just in from work and took these
C. agripinum
C. autumnale 'Alba Plena'
C. corsicum
C. giganteum
C. unknown tessellated hybrid

[mark smyth]

Gerd do you want to post your unknown Colchicum here for comments? I'm not good enough to ID Colchicums without a label!

Edit by Maggi : Gerd's colchicum can be seen here: http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=690.0

[Gerdk]

Maggi, Mark,

Thank you.
By means of the kind help of Thomas Huber I got the confirmation in the meantime,
my plant is Colchicum neapolitanum (Synonym C. longifolium).

Gerd

[mark smyth]

Good to read you have a positive ID

Just look at the number of flowering stems from Ian's unknown tessellated hybrid. It's very vigerous and I'll have to seperate them next summer

[mark smyth]

Could this be straight C. speciosum? Does anyone know the distinguising features?  The few bulbs were bought at Beth Chatto's maybe 6 years ago. The label is long lost

[mark smyth]

This is the inside of my possible C. speciosus and another unknown large flowered Colchicum.

2007 have so far been a brilliant year for my Colchicums. I suppose it's due to the great weather we had prior to them going dormant

[mark smyth]

Here are more confusing Colchicums. Both came with the name C. tenorii but both are different. One of them may have been ex the discussion weekend last year.

[Thomas Huber]

Great plants, Mark!

The following plant is from the Italian/French borderline, but I'm not sure about
its ID - maybe Colchicum alpinum:

5.9.07: A big thank you goes to Gerben who helped me to identify this plant a Colchicum longifolium!

[mark smyth]

thanks Thomas. I dont do anything to them except plant them. They never get fed something I should do

[mark smyth]

Here you can see some of my Colchicums.
Right to left clockwise

Tessellated hybrid
byzantinus 'Innocense'
autumnale 'Alba Plena'
? speciosus 'Atrorubens'
unknown
unknown

To the left of the red Argyranthemum are agripinum, tenorii and bought as tenorii but isnt

To the left of the Daphne with red berries is speciosus 'Album' thats above ground but not showing flowers

[Kees Jan]

Hi Mark, your tesselated hybrid ex Ian Young does look very much like C. bivonae (flower colour, white centre, flower size and tessalation). If it's a hybrid it certainly seems to have bivonae blood in it!

Colchicums here in the Netherlands are a bit later than where you live. Plants like C. autumnale 'Alboplenum' are still below ground, byzantinum, cilicicum and 'The Giant' are in flower though.

Kees Jan