Colchicum autumn 2009

[mark smyth]

Hagan and RR, the Colchicums in the green house are
back - Faberge's Silver, bivonae
middle - Larisa Dolisa, Jaroslava
nearest - corsica, Jaroslava, x agrippinum

[hadacekf]

Colchicum time in my garden (Vienna)

[mark smyth]

As ever you Colchicums are stunning. What is the dark one in photo2 and those in photo 4?

[hadacekf]

Those are C. bivonae, Mark

[Hagen Engelmann]

Franz, we all wish us such a fine Colchicumwiese. How long the Colchicum can have their leaves? How looks the Grass in this time. I have no colchicum in my grassland, because it`s difficult to nursing the grass (English golf green).

Mark ,thank you for your idea to ANTARES and GRACIA. I have both!? Hm. Or not. Your JAROSLAVNA is also POSEIDON (as Boyed told us), and it`s also Colchicum purpureum, (bought in Prague in the 80`s). The other Bondarenko types are`nt out of ground here. Do you can help me with a source for BENTON END. I have a mail......

[hadacekf]

Hagen,
It is terrible! I have the unsightly meadow of Vienna.

[Armin]

Hi Franz,
this is only true for all the "ignorants"

[Mike Ireland]

Colchicum seedlings have appeared under an Acer palmatum in the garden.  Any help with identification would be appreciated.

Mike

[pehe]

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?

Anthony,

Here you can see the Scilla autumnalis behind Col. corsicum.

And the first col. agrippinum.

Poul

[pehe]

Colchicum time in my garden (Vienna)

I would love to have such a meadow in my garden! It look so natural, but I believe there is hard work behind.

Poul

[Anthony Darby]

Thanks Poul. I must try some Scilla autumnalis outside in a trough.

[pehe]

Anthony,

I have lots of seeds, if you want some please pm me.

Poul

[mark smyth]

Anthony my Scilla autumnalis stay outside all year.

[Lvandelft]

Hagen,
It is terrible! I have the unsightly meadow of Vienna.

Great to see your Colchicum lawn in flower Franz!
Indeed, in spring it must look horrible (for a lawn  ), but in August it looks beautiful.
I hardly saw any 'grass' and was so impressed that I made a closer picture of it.

BTW, thanks so much for some unforgettable hours in your garden!
Servus!

[Anthony Darby]

Colchicum seedlings have appeared under an Acer palmatum in the garden.  Any help with identification would be appreciated.

Mike

What plants do you have in the garden Mike? How big are these?