Colchicum 2012

[ArnoldT]

Colchicum byzantinum "Album" after a heavy storm.

[pehe]

Colchicum byzantinum "Album" after a heavy storm.

A bit dirty, but beautiful anyway. I like the small hint of purple on the styles.

My colchicums like the fine weather we have in these days.

1. Colchicum davisii
2. Colchicum pannonicum
3. Colchicum hybrid
4. Colchicum bornmuelleri

Poul

[krisderaeymaeker]

A bit dirty, but beautiful anyway. I like the small hint of purple on the styles.
My colchicums like the fine weather we have in these days.
1. Colchicum davisii
2. Colchicum pannonicum
3. Colchicum hybrid
4. Colchicum bornmuelleri
Poul

Very beautifull Poul and I like especially the davisii ! Here in our garden this species is stil under the ground  ....

[udo]

Nice flowers, Poul.
Here my first Colchicum variegatum from S-Turkey.

[ArnoldT]

Here's two shots of the checkering of a Colchicum agrippinum.

Could play chess on the board?

[ArnoldT]

Here's another shot of a corm I dug and found it was being eaten by small black slugs.  I dried it a bit and dusted it with sulfur.  Looks like the rot was contained.

Any ideas about soil slug.

[ronm]

Lovely YT.
Art I have been very busy with the paint brush so ..... fingers crossed. If I get any I'll let you know.

As you've probably gathered by now Arthur, nothing happened with regard to setting of seed. Still seeking  various clones. Jan J lists some but can't get his site to work for me, 

[pehe]

Nice flowers, Poul.
Here my first Colchicum variegatum from S-Turkey.

Dirk, the shape of this flower is much more elegant than their daughters, C. agrippum, which is the only from this family, that I have. If you ever get seeds or spare bulbs of variegatum, I am ready for a swap.

A rather pale Colchicum (Merendera) filifolium has just opened.

Poul

[pehe]

Here's two shots of the checkering of a Colchicum agrippinum.

Could play chess on the board?

Arnold, let's play chess - but your chess board is better than mine!

Poul

[pehe]

Here's another shot of a corm I dug and found it was being eaten by small black slugs.  I dried it a bit and dusted it with sulfur.  Looks like the rot was contained.

Any ideas about soil slug.

I have been harvesting potatoes, and a few of them was eaten by small black slugs exactly as your corms. Normally these slugs are at the surface, but I think that they have found a path to the goodies where the stem once were.

Poul

[ArnoldT]

Poul:

They were small black slugs here as well.

[Diane Whitehead]

I found some lopsided mystery bulbs in a pot, planted them in the garden, and they
are now in flower - a colchicum.

Is there an easy way of identifying what they are?  They won't be rare.

[Hans A.]

Two from garden and two from nature.
Colchicum variegatum and Merendera (montana?) from the garden, Merendera montana in El Espinar last weekend  and Merendera filifolia taken yesterday on Majorca.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Two from garden and two from nature.
Colchicum variegatum and Merendera (montana?) from the garden, Merendera montana in El Espinar last weekend  and Merendera filifolia taken yesterday on Majorca.

I love them al Hans  but the variegatum and dark montana get my special attention.
Green to envy to see variegatum growing outside....Here it is bounded to my glasshouse and even then the performance is not so good...
Always nice to see this Colchi's in natural habitat , makes me always happy. Thanks to share. 

[pehe]

Colchicum cupanii under glass

Poul