Colchicums late 2008

[I.S.]

And this one is my C. bivonae from nort-west corner for Turkey near Buldaria and Greece frontier. That was realy an huge Colchicum which I have not seen before. But it was not best of its showy face. There were only two sample in the area.

[Tony Willis]

Ibrahim very nice I think it is bivonae the same as the one shown by Dirk.

Here is one I am calling C.variegatum from SW Turkey

[olegKon]

Last colchicums for this season taken in the garden yesterday. The first is Colchicum autumnale Flore Pleno. I have no idea about the name of the second one. Rather small and late. An alien bulb must have been supplied with a clump of an allium in the middle of which it has been happily flowering for many years. Nice bonus, isn't it? Any suggestions of what it may be?

[Paul T]

Is that last one a Merendera?  Looks like the petals are split, rather than fused into a tube?  Could just be the angle though.  Nice looking plant, whatever it is.

[olegKon]

Paul, thanks for interest. I'm afraid it's not a Merendera as the petals are fused into a tube. Another picture will possibly show that.

[Anthony Darby]

Is anything a Merendera now?

[Maggi Young]

Is anything a Merendera now?

Ummmmmm? No, I don't think so!

[Tony Willis]

Is anything a Merendera now?

Ummmmmm? No, I don't think so!

they are if you want them to be,I shall not be changing mine

[I.S.]

Tony,
Thank you for your confirmation my colchicum. Yours is the best one but I think that pot is small for a C. vareagatum. isn't it?
Here is another of mines. This came to me as a trophy from north east of Turkey.
And the last two  are my native colchicum from Istanbul.


 C. speciosum
 C. speciosum...
 Colchicum micranthum Kemerburgaz
 C.  cilicicum (byzantinum)

[Tony Willis]

Ibrahim

they are very nice,the speciosus is a perfect shape. I collected three in 1988 on the Zigana and they have done well in the garden and I now have dozens.Only problem in the garden is slugs ruin the flowers

I grow my bulbs in as small pots as possible to save room. They seem to grow okay and they also root through the hole in the bottom into the sand plunge and get some extra nourishment there.

Did you get to see Crocus nerimainae ?

[Anthony Darby]

Is anything a Merendera now?

Ummmmmm? No, I don't think so!

they are if you want them to be,I shall not be changing mine

You tell 'em Tony. They are sufficiently distinct to be split into two genera.

[Paul T]

Oleg,

Thanks.  From the first pic I thought they were separate petals.  Yes, I know there aren't Merendera any more, but it was to get the point across.

[I.S.]

Tony,
Unfortunately I couldn't get free time yet. I am still very busy in work

[I.S.]

Here are some pics which I would like to share with you from last week. The pics taken in NGBB (a garden specialy for bulbs) from Istanbul. I visit some times this garden. The plant seems quite happy there.

Colchicum baytopiorum NGBB 011
 Colchicum baytopiorum NGBB 013
 Colchicum lingulatum
 Colchicum lycium
 Colchicum persicum NGBB 2
 Colchicum persicum NGBB 004
 Colchicum pusillum
 Colchicum sanguicolle
 Colchicum sp.!

[ashley]

What a lovely series Ibrahim; thank you.