Colchicum 2010

[Maggi Young]

I was somewhat expecting and hoping for this post Franz !
Marvelous and they seem to be hardly getting started !!

Yes Luc, Ian and I were just looking at the colchicums beginning in our garden today and wondering how Franz' were getting on.... now we see.... magnificent!

[krisderaeymaeker]

Yes stunning Colchicums Franz.I hardly dare to post my photos...
Colchicum autumnale and montanum.

[wooden shoe]

Nice to see all these Colchicums.
The meadow really looks great, I might locate some spare ones in our lawn.
Now it's the season I might try to ask you for help with identifying these. I have tried this before but have still some left for identification.
They came from a mixed package which was offered by Van Tubergen. They may consist of cultivars and species. The type PK came from an old garden.
The names of the photo's are just a description, I can be completely wrong about it.
Thanks for your help.

[annew]

You got some beauties in your mixed package! Franz's meadow looks wonderful - it would be nice to copy it, but I think the leaves might be a problem. I have 3sq m of 'meadow'(!) which is where my self-sown orchids are put, but the leaves on some of my colchicums outlast even the orchid leaves. Are there any species which die back earlier? I cut my patch about 3 weeks ago.

[BULBISSIME]

Whaooo !

I LOVE AUTUMN 

[pehe]

Nice to see all those lovely colchicums!

Franz, how do you keep your marvelous meadow in such perfect condition with only low plants?

Poul

[hadacekf]

Thank you all together for the kind comments.

Poul,
We have this year much rain. The small plants are all a weed like yarrow and daisies.

[fleurbleue]

Me too Bulbi  weather less hot  and nice sunlight in the garden... and colchicum, cyclamen and nerine   

[Ragged Robin]

Franz, it's a joy to see you meadow Colchicums now and set the scene for the Autumn flowering bulbs 

So many beautiful photos from everyone, thanks

[Hagen Engelmann]

Franz, Deine Wiese ist wundervoll. Hast Du die TEUFELSKRALLE dort hinzu gepflanzt? It`s a pleasure to see you meadow, such a much of  pretty colchicum.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Colchicum season begins slowly. Much white and a little bit of pink. ANTARES looks good.

[annew]

Beautiful, Hagen!

[ArnoldT]

Princess Astrid.  A large goblet.
Cool sunny weather.  Perfect Colchicum weather

[ArnoldT]

Colchicum pannonicum

[Gail]

My first colchicum to flower is a lost label one - any guesses?