Colchicum autumn 2009

[Regelian]

John,

I know what you mean.  Fresia is one of those love/hate cultivars.  I can deal with the colour in most settings, but the growth form is abominably 'cultivated'.  Simply too well behaved for the colouring, IMHO.  One sees it clipped into bilious green lollipops in front of shingle or stone houses around here. An aquired taste.  Really belongs in Disney Land.  And that from a man that collects variegated maples and plants them against a RAL blue wall!  Yes, the kettle is black.

[johnw]

Jamie - A nurseryman in the USA warned me about this Robinia. He said he had received some bareroot, the understock suckered so badly they lost the use of field for a number of years.  The one pictured has never suckered so they must have gotten it right later.

Off to pick up our guest speaker at the airport and we'll look at a few gardens over the next few days, maybe some shots.  Our group is expecting a big turnout for the event.

johnw 

[Hans A.]

Here is one I received as Colchicum peloponnesiacum -  flowers are larger than flowers of C. pusillum (which is not out so far), yellow pollen.

[Hristo]

A last posting from our largest local population of Colchicum autumnalae, the only population we have found that includes a white form. The white members of this population are always later to flower, some two to three weeks into the flowering at this location.
Cheers
Chris

Hans A, an attractive Colchicum to be sure and John, I second Lucs appreciation of your flowering density!

[Ragged Robin]

A wonderful location, Hristo, your C. autumanale photos are so clear in that light 

[BULBISSIME]

Hristo, I love your white form picture,... but you should have removed the grass 

[Hristo]

Thanks RR it was one of those super evenings after a couple of rainy days!
LOL, Fred, many years ago whien I was but a young chap I used to be a rock climber, there was a concept that if you climbed and removed 'debris' from the hand holds and foot placements as you went you were a 'gardener'!
Now I guess as I grow older and take up new hobbies I can now be come a 'gardener' for the perfect flower shot!
I may be in the position to 're-try' this shot tomorrow, I shall post my results.........

[BULBISSIME]

so see you tomorrow Hristo !!

[BULBISSIME]

Here is also a Colchicum psaridis, dom may be the same source ??
thank's to him 

[Thomas Huber]

My pleasure, Fred and Dom 

[dominique]

To day three little gems

 Colchicum boissieri
 Colchicum parlatoris
 Colchicum pusillum

[Ragged Robin]

Real gems, Dominique, C. pusillum has wonderful contrasting anthers with the delicate petal colouring 

Where do you grow them?

[mark smyth]

I have just added a Colchicum page to my web site. It is nothing compared to the wide selection of plants on these forum pages.

If you see spelling mistakes please let me know.

http://www.marksgardenplants.com/colchicums.htm

[Maggi Young]

email on the way with spelling corrections, Mark! 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Another great job Mark !!!