Colchicum autumn 2009

[Anthony Darby]

That is a lovely potful of cupanii? Mark.

[Diane Clement]

I googled cousterieri and found no reference   

that's because it's cousturieri
I prefer alltheweb.com to google and I got 72 links:

http://www.alltheweb.com/search?cat=web&cs=utf8&q=colchicum+AND+cousturieri&rys=0&itag=crv&_sb_lang=pref

The Kew monocot database says C cousturieri = C cupanii ssp cupanii
whereas Paul Christian says: "Closest allied to Colchicum cupani in its subspecies cupani but distinguished by Greuter by the presence of thin purple striae (veins) on the perianth limbs"

[Armin]

Mark,
I agree with Anthony. Very lovely potful.

[mark smyth]

Sorry miss Names changed and re posted

My cupanii also have veins.

[Diane Clement]

My cupanii also have veins.   

did you get it from PC?  he is clearly distinguishing this veined form as per the Greuter description

[mark smyth]

I'll post older photos of my cupanii later.

Most of my small Colchicums died this year so there wont be any side by side comparison photos. They were in a free draining mix so I'm blaming the near constant rain in July and August.

Does anyone keep theirs outside? Mine in the garden aren't showing yet.

[Anthony Darby]

Mark, the only one I grow outside, in a trough, is corsicum. It seems to flourish, but then these are seed grown, and would confirm Ian Young's belief that growing from seed selects out the plants that can survive in your conditions.

[mark smyth]

No Colchicum, large or small, in my garden has every set seeds and that almost goes for Crocus also that set very few seed pods.

[Lori S.]

No Colchicum, large or small, in my garden has every set seeds...

That seems very odd, since even here, where my mostly common garden-variety colchicums only start blooming late in September, I still find seed pods and what appear to be well-formed seeds, albeit in springtime (on the single-flowered ones, not the doubles.).

[Thomas Huber]

Does anyone keep theirs outside? Mine in the garden aren't showing yet.

Mark, I grow mine outside, but still no sign of them here in Germany.

[Anthony Darby]

No Colchicum, large or small, in my garden has every set seeds and that almost goes for Crocus also that set very few seed pods.

Mark, my original Colchicum corsicum came from SRGC seed and were grown to flowering in the greenhouse. Only when I had spare did I put some outside in two troughs. The fact that they flower, and better each year, is a plus. If I want seed I go back to the ones in the greenhouse.

[johnw]

I received this Colchicum from Don Armstrong in Vancouver maybe 20 years ago.  It just came into flower this past week.  Might someone be able to put a name to it?  

johnw - +21c here today, cool tomorrow with showers and into the mid-20's for the rest of the week.

[Ragged Robin]

Whatever it's called, John, it's really enchanting and I love the photos which look like paintings 

[johnw]

Wonderful photography Mark. 

johnw

[Hagen Engelmann]

John, if you mean, your colchicum looks like this, than it could be ANTARES. It`s  early flowering in the season.