Colchicum in Turkey

[hadacekf]

Before 15 years I visited the Zygana Pass in Turkey. In the autumn there are innumerable Colchicum speciosum in flower. I think it is of interest.

Zygana Pass
Colchicum speciosum

By the way, A curious scent can be noticed in this species.

[David Nicholson]

Franz, very informative, what an incredible number of variations.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Amazing images Franz !  What a marvelous display - Nr 6 would be my favourite !
Thanks for digging these up for us !! 

[ranunculus]

Magnificent Franz - we can smell them from here!

[Gerdk]

Franz,
Incredible - during 2 recent visits in spring I  only saw numerous leaves of the species, now I have an idea how beautiful the colchicums look when flowering in autumn.

Gerd

[Hagen Engelmann]

Thank you so much for these fine pics. I never thought, that C. speciosum can differ such a lot. I meant, the flower of C. speciosum ALBUM is typical for this species. You show u, it isn`t so.

[Brian Ellis]

Wow Franz what super pics, and good to know from Gerd that they are still there

[Armin]

Franz, simply magnificent

[art600]

Wow Franz what super pics, and good to know from Gerd that they are still there

Brian

It would need an army of JCB Diggers to make even a slight impression on the population.

I too have only seen the leaves.

[Brian Ellis]

It would need an army of JCB Diggers to make even a slight impression on the population.

Thank goodness for that Arthur

[Tony Willis]

Franz beautiful to see in flower.I was there almost 20 years ago in the spring  and saw them in leaf and collected a couple. They have multiplied up and I now have dozens.

[hadacekf]

 :)I am happy that you have enjoyed the pictures. Thank you!

[Maggi Young]

Oh, Franz, what a delight! Thank you so much for these superb photographs of this stunning array of bulbs. I must say, you look a VERY happy man, sitting there among the flowers!