Colchicums late 2008

[olegKon]

Some more colchicums blooming now
1. Colchicum speciosum album
2. Colchicum autumnale album plenum
3. Colchicum sibsorpii

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hi Zhirair, yes I had to look again for C. giganteum. Now we have here in Germany a new cultivar of G. giganteum, called OKTOBERFEST. It looks very equal to ROSY DAWN but it blooms weeks later. Hope I can show some pics later.

[mark smyth]

Here's 'Jarka. I dont think anyone has shown it this year. Despite having a large tuber the flowers are quite small

[Folypeelarks]

What a lovely Colchicums...!

I would like to ask You something.. 

Before few days I was seized with itch to look around for some Colchicums and eventually to take some from the glades near the forest (I'm from Bulgaria..)..So, I went there and I found very large and stable population of Colchicum autumnale... They were almost fully faded because their blooming season was ending...I dig out few bulbs and took them with me and after that I put them in may garden...

So, what Do You think..I don't know how these flowers can be found during the spring..when They are in rest.In the summer They forms leaves..Does They have any chance in my home in this period...?

[Thomas Huber]

Nicolay, the best time to replant Colchicums is generally in their dormancy in summer, but I had no problems with
the plants I dug up when flowering. They have settled well in their new location each time!

[Boyed]

Folypeelarks,

Don't worry about the replanted colchicums. Everything will be O.K. As Thomas said, the best time to replant them is summer, but they easily survive also autumn replanting, though the replacement bulbs during harvesting can be a little bit smaller. In spring they form big leaves and you will easily notice them.

[Folypeelarks]

Oh, I am sorry, when I wanted to say spring (about the period when the leaves are formed) , I said summer \It's because of my english..I make silly mistakes sometimes..\.

Thanks for the help, guys!Actually, I thought to mark somehow the places where are the plants in the spring and in the summer to dig out the bulbs.But..I was not sure that the markings would be still visible..

However, I am considering to fertilize the plants in the spring when They forms their leaves..I think that it's the way to recover them from the autumn replanting.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Here is OKTOBERFEST. It`s an C. giganteum seedling. Came from Bernhard Röllich, Germany. Looks like a late flowering ROSY DAWN. Color is much better then the pic.

[ian mcenery]

Here are a few small plants in flower at present.

Colchicum baytopiorum
 Colchicum variegatum
 Colchicum cupanii

[Olga Bondareva]

Zhirair, thanks!

[Hans A.]

Has anyone an Idea which Colchicum could be this one? It has large leaves and resembles C. macrophyllum - but if it is? Searching in this thread and in internet I could not find any which fitted 100%...

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Here are a few small plants in flower at present.

Small but beautiful Ian !!

[BULBISSIME]

Has anyone an Idea which Colchicum could be this one? It has large leaves and resembles C. macrophyllum - but if it is? Searching in this thread and in internet I could not find any which fitted 100%...

Hi Hans,
here is a picture of my C. macrophyllum, looks like yours !
Except color of pollen...

[Thomas Huber]

Great plant, Hans and Fred!

Here some more from Neustadt, taken in my "small-colchicum-corner"
Colchicum psaridis has the strongest scent I've ever noticed on any Colchicum.
On a warm and sunny day the air smells like filled with honey.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A very nice clump Thomas !!!