Colchicum autumn 2009

[Sinchets]

There is every chance that my Colchicum is a survivor from the destruction caused by the voles in the bulb bed, which was on this site previously. As such it could be at least 30cm deep and I am wondering if that is why its leaves are later. Is it possible to differentiate between the species by the leaf form when they appear?

[dominique]

Huxley is great in fact Hagen. I am glad to see DickTrotter in bloom in your garden. It is a fine dark and late Colchicum.
Here is Colchicum peloponesiacum

[I.S.]

My first colchicum is C. bivonae and biggest one in the same time. First time last year I have seen this in wild there were only a few. This year also I could seen only a few in the same location, open side of oaks forestier European part of Turkey.
In my garden also it seems very happy.

[I.S.]

Another one is C.cilicicum (byzantinum) in my flora this is under the name C. cilicicum. This is very comman in my region (Eurepean part of Istanbul) Last year I have seen this colchicun in severel locations and this year also in a new location, always over the meadows open sides. Altitute 100m. or less. It grows very good in my garden also.
Colchicum micranthum; second year in the garden. They looks better than wild.
Colchicum kotschyi; that was a trophy from Diyarbakır. When I recievet it half part of the corm was rot! but I was late to take picture.

[ashley]

Those are all beautiful Ibrahim - especially your bivonae I think - and fine pictures too

[Ragged Robin]

Really lovely photos of your Colchicum Ibrahim - like Ashley I think C bivonae is remarkable but I also like the shell pink group of micrantham

[dominique]

Thank you for all these pics Ibrahim. Such fine bivonae, and micranthum too

[Armin]

Ibrahim,
I concur RR and Dom, fine colchicums

[BULBISSIME]

Thank's again for all this nice pics !
I always love wild pics 

[I.S.]

I thank you for all such nice compliments,
I have two more nice colchicum in flower now from South East Turkey. Which is not very easy to identify for me.
The first one should be Colchicum polyphyllum. According distribution and leaves number. (10-25)
For second I have no clear idea. It comes also from same region. But it has only 8 leaves, thiny and long perianth tube, very nice dark color.
It would be great if anybody can help for giving name!!

Ibrahim.

[BULBISSIME]

Nices plants and pics again, but I'm sorry, I can't help you about the name....

[Hagen Engelmann]

Dom, yes (your) DICK TROTTER is a real fine plant, worth to show here in the forum. But my C. speciosum Atrorubens look a little bit like DT. So I have a new question mark.

Ibrahim, your pics are great. Wish you would show us much, much more.

[Oron Peri]

Ibrahim,

This is a fantastic collection ... some are rarely seen out of their natural habitat, thank you for showing.

[Oron Peri]

For second I have no clear idea. It comes also from same region. But it has only 8 leaves, thiny and long perianth tube, very nice dark color.
It would be great if anybody can help for giving name!!

Ibrahim.

Ibrahim,

Could it be C. sanguicolle?

If I'm not wrong it seems you can notice the red cataphyll at the base of the flowers [ 2ed photo], can you check it? and also indicate the flower measure + -

[Hans A.]

Ibrahim, thanks for posting such great pictures!