Colchicum 2010

[Lesley Cox]

The Colchicum meadow gets better and better each year. I don't really like those little marigolds, or not as a bedding plant anyway, but in the meadow with the colchicums, they look wonderful, each species enhancing the other. What a magnificent sight! Thank you Franz, for letting us see your beautiful planting

[Hans A.]

Franz, you have really a great meadow!

 Fred, your colchicum have dark anthers! I think these two colchicum from Crete are not the same sipecies!

Hello Ibrahim, we had a discussion in the past about the colour of the Anthers of this species and I think it was Oron who has observed both colours can occur. The main difference I see is the very reduced size of the plants even they grow next to other plants which are much larger.

[Ragged Robin]

Franz, your meadow of Colchicum is so, so beautiful - natural unabashed beauty of complimentary colours and harmonious form that is your hallmark, thank you.

[Maggi Young]

Tagetes are useful plants... they are handy companions for various vegetable crops to repel nematodes in the soil and aphids andthey are a valuable crop for their essential oils, which are used in perfumery and are believed to have several medicinal auses, also... not bad from a humble annual!


When I was a little girl, many moons ago, the first flowers I grew from seed were marigolds,  various Tagetes and, of course, Calendula - I have  retained a fondness for these cheerful plants ever since and I think Franz' combination of the colchicum with the marigolds is one of the most glorious mixtures I have seen.... it speaks of sun and warmth, the glory of flowers and happy days... thanks, Franz!   

[hadacekf]

Thank you all together for the kind comments.

[Hristo]

Seen on a recent trip to the mountains of Northern Greece;
Colchicum bivone

[Maggi Young]

OOOOOOOHH! Very nice forms and super shots.....

[Hristo]

Cheers Maggi,
Same trip but different mountain;
Colchicum haynaldlii

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great stuff Chris !
The bivone forms are real stunners !!!

[ashley]

Both very beautiful, and fine photos.  I don't remember ever having seen C. haynaldii before

[BULBISSIME]

Superb Hristo !
Never seen them in the wild... so beautiful forms

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hristo, C bivonae looks very good in the wild.
Here is only another garden pic of NANCY LINDSAY, WILLIAM DYKES, VIOLET QUEEN, Colchicum cilicicum PURPUREUM

[Hristo]

Cheers all, we were lucky in that the flowering period was just starting so flowers were fresh, last Colchicums seen were;
Colchicum bivone ( sibthorpianum? ) - Mt. Olympus
Colchicum species - Kato Olympus
Colchicum confusum - Various locations in the Pindus Mountains
Colchicum borisii - Bulgaria

[Hagen Engelmann]

Gallery of very fine plants and pics too, Hristo. I like the olympus type.
Here is a second garden pic with INNOCENCE, HERBSTKUGEL and AUTUMN QUEEN.

[mark smyth]

Great Colchicums all!!

I'm sure someone will know this one. I've lost the label