Colchicum & relatives 2017

[David Nicholson]

Yep, better picture Ralph, but don't stop experimenting. I don't use a DSLR so I maybe be talking through my hat (I'm good at that) but it maybe that the lense you are using isn't up to macro work. If you put the camera details up in the Camera thread the experts will tell you.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Good idea. It isn't a macro lens, it's a Tamron AF Aspherical XR 28-300mm 1:3.5-6.3, whatever all that means.

[David Nicholson]

 

[Janis Ruksans]

Some colchicums pictured yesterday when all crocus flowers were closed.
Colchicum gohariae from Armenia - by Karin Person regarded as synonim of C. szowitsii, but she isn't certain as no living material was observed in Gothenburg.
Colchicum robustum from Iran - very close to C. jolantae - again the last regarded as synonim of robustum
Unidentified species, but seem to be C. triphyllum

[Janis Ruksans]

Few more
Unidentified sp. opf unknown origin, but best white at this moment
Colchicum szowitsii from Gemnbos Yayla in Turkey, near Akseki - the best of this species, so special, that may be...
And the last C. triphyllum

[Philip Walker]

C. hungaricum

[Cfred72]

Colchicum Kesselringii

[ebbie]

Colchicum luteum x kesselringii 'Jeanne'


Colchicum kesselringii ‚Purple Star’

[sokol]

Great pictures ebbie, here's just one C. kesselringii in flower and some others, all outside.

The shown clone of C. szovitsii starts rose and ends white.

[fermi de Sousa]

Some autumn flowerers here:
1) Colchicum "Atropurpureum" - possibly a form of C. cilicium;
2) Colchicum "Mrs Craig's" which Otto and Viv tell me is most likely Colchicum byzantinum;
3) Colchicum cilicium "Pale Form";
4) Colchicum 'Lilac Major' which might be actually 'Lilac Wonder';
5) A mystery one grown from Seedex seed as C. sibthorpii, but it isn't!
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

This Colchicum cupanii has come into flower now - possibly because it was kept dry for too long
cheers
fermi

[Yann]

very nice

[fermi de Sousa]

Yann, it is nice and very tiny - only for a pot or trough!
This week it has produced a few more flowers and a second plant is in bud,
cheers
fermi

[sokol]

First autumn Colchicum here is Colchicum parnassicum as every year.

[fermi de Sousa]

This tiny Colchicum trigynum makes the C. cupani look gigantic (well it would if they flowered at the same time!).
Otto tells me that it used to be a Merendera,
cheers
fermi