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mark smyth

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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #75 on: September 07, 2009, 10:07:25 PM »
Good weather is set to continue all week so they should stand up OK
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #76 on: September 07, 2009, 10:41:08 PM »
Not according to our weather forecast. Tomorrow is said to be crap!
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #77 on: September 07, 2009, 10:54:30 PM »
I must check again

I have a lovely short 'stemed' Colchicum flowering since the weekend. The problem this year is missing labels. Where they go I dont know. This one is a clean glowing pink with slight tesselation. I dont have the flower on my hard drive. No leaves are showing.

Anyone know it?
« Last Edit: September 07, 2009, 11:00:39 PM by mark smyth »
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #78 on: September 08, 2009, 09:13:23 AM »
Quote from: mark smyth on September 07, 2009, 09:18:10 PM
My favourite Colchicum is looking great today. I took lots of photographs before the hover flies poop all over them. The first photo is from Friday and the rest show the flowers opening today. speciosum Album is so pristine and white with the lovely green stem

Very nice clump Mark !!  :)
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #79 on: September 08, 2009, 10:01:52 AM »
Quote from: mark smyth on September 07, 2009, 09:18:10 PM
My favourite Colchicum is looking great today. I took lots of photographs before the hover flies poop all over them. The first photo is from Friday and the rest show the flowers opening today. speciosum Album is so pristine and white with the lovely green stem

Great photos Mark! Your Speciosum Album look great.
In Denmark we are about 2 weeks behind Ireland. Mine are barely visible above ground.
But other Colchicum have started flowering in my garden.

Poul

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« Last Edit: September 08, 2009, 02:28:40 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #80 on: September 08, 2009, 10:07:17 AM »
My group of speciosum Album had many more bulbs a few years ago when I sent some to a forum member

Luc has your goodie bag arrived?
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #81 on: September 08, 2009, 12:34:34 PM »
Mark,

Your colchicum speciosum clump looks really striking!!! Thanks for sharing these wonderful pix. I don't emagine any autumn colchicum more beautiful and catchy than this one. Mine are dormant so far; I hope that they will bloom at the end of September.
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #82 on: September 08, 2009, 12:39:13 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on September 08, 2009, 10:07:17 AM

Luc has your goodie bag arrived?

Not yet Mark - be sure I'll let you know !!  8)
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #83 on: September 09, 2009, 05:28:40 PM »
Today while weeding I realised Colchicums speciosum Album and byzantinum Innocence arent white. The first opens white and fades to cream creamy white. The latter is flushed pink.

Here are some photos taken today
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #84 on: September 09, 2009, 05:53:18 PM »
Gorgeous Mark, it's good to see bulbs close up  :)
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #85 on: September 09, 2009, 08:23:58 PM »
Here is Colchicum variegatum - survived winter 2008-2009 to my surprise in the garden

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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #86 on: September 10, 2009, 06:36:34 AM »
It is not a surprise. Colchicum byzantinum 'Innocence' is alwys white with pink flush.
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #87 on: September 10, 2009, 02:39:27 PM »
While looking through what was flowering this time last year I see what my short Colchicum is. I should have looked first. It's flowering 3 weeks earlier than last year
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #88 on: September 10, 2009, 03:07:43 PM »
Colchicum sfiksianum ????????
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Re: Colchicum autumn 2009
« Reply #89 on: September 10, 2009, 03:22:48 PM »
Quote from: pehe on September 08, 2009, 10:01:52 AM
Quote from: mark smyth on September 07, 2009, 09:18:10 PM
My favourite Colchicum is looking great today. I took lots of photographs before the hover flies poop all over them. The first photo is from Friday and the rest show the flowers opening today. speciosum Album is so pristine and white with the lovely green stem

Great photos Mark! Your Speciosum Album look great.
In Denmark we are about 2 weeks behind Ireland. Mine are barely visible above ground.
But other Colchicum have started flowering in my garden.

Poul

 Colchicum corsicum
 Colchicum hybrid


What are the scillas behind the Colchicum corsicum Poul?
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