Author Topic: Colchicum 2022 (Read 3994 times)

Akke · « **on:** January 18, 2022, 09:10:23 PM »

Colchicum minutum is showing itself more everyday, small but very beautiful.

LucS · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2022, 07:13:34 PM »

Merendera jolanthae and merendera sobolifera

LucS · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2022, 06:26:38 PM »

You have to keep the seedpots with colchicum seeds for at least several years as this photo shows.
One seed of Colchicum hungaricum germinated immediately (and now in flower) while others germinated last season and this season.

Luc Gilgemyn · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2022, 08:29:49 AM »

Colchicum szowitsii in flower

LucS · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2022, 10:14:03 AM »

Colchicum wendelboi from Iran

Maggi Young · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2022, 05:58:16 PM »

Another exciting issue of IRG is just online, which introduces new species to teach us more about the tremendous diversity of plants.
Latvian, Jānis Ruksans works with his Ukranian colleague, Dimitri Zubov, to bring us a new Colchicum species. This is Colchicum kackarense, a new autumn-blooming species from the Kaçkar Mountains in north-eastern Turkey.

Dr Zubov, as well as his work at the State Institute of Genetic and Regenerative Medicine of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, is a passionate and knowledgeable plantsman, especially famous for his work with bulbous plants.
This month we also learn about a new Leopoldia sp. from the Latvian Dr Janis Ruksans and the famous Swedish plantsman, Henrik Zetterlund. New names are also proposed for seven Muscari as Leopoldia.
So, a typically international issue of IRG – with cooperation around the world to bring this to our readers. We hope you enjoy it!

https://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2022Mar241648143669IRG_147.pdf

MarcR · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2022, 04:53:26 AM »

All my Colhicum are Fall Bloomers. I have unsprouted seed of some Spring bloomers.

My Androcymbium and Wurmbea are in bud.

fermi de Sousa · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2022, 12:03:33 PM »

Colchicum 'Lilac Major' is a bulb I got many years ago from Mrs Ruth Tindale, but that doesn't appear to be a recognised name.
Some friends here think that it's a form of Colchicum byzantinum,
cheers
fermi

fermi de Sousa · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2022, 12:23:02 PM »

Colchicum 'The Giant'
cheers
fermi

Stefan B. · « **Reply #9 on:** August 25, 2022, 02:13:37 PM »

The first ones bloomed for me, autumn is coming...

Colchicum 'Glory of Heemstede'

Colchicum agrippinum

DaveM · « **Reply #10 on:** August 26, 2022, 05:12:16 PM »

For me too....

This one from club seed exchange - labelled Colchicum 'Disraeli'

Leena · « **Reply #11 on:** September 11, 2022, 07:38:43 AM »

Colchicum season has started also here. A bit later than usually, but the first one for me is always 'William Dykes'.
It increases well and I have it now in several places. It seems to be sterile because I have never gotten seeds from it.
'World Champion's Cup' planted in August. I had one already last year, but it disappeared last winter, so I bought a new one, because I like this very much.

Stefan, 'Glory of Heemstede' is also my favourites, and it does well here, but is not yet up.
Dave, 'Disraeli' looks good!