Colchicum 2010

[Lesley Cox]

It looks pretty much like my C. baytopiorum which flowered in the early winter here. It has been a single bulb for maybe 10 years, in a trough but this year has made a patch of 9 stems, covering about 18 cms across. Only two flowered but that's better than ever before.

[PeterT]

what did you do different last year to get the sudden increace Lesley?

[mark smyth]

The first of my Colchicums are now above ground two weeks earlier than last year

[annew]

Thanks, everyone. I'll knock it out and have a look.

[Lesley Cox]

what did you do different last year to get the sudden increace Lesley?

Totally nelected it Peter. The troughs have always been neatly weeded and fed as necessary but for the last two years and especially last year when I spent time in hospital with a very tired and inert aftermath, the troughs became weedy and overgrown and I lost some things. For some reaon the colchicum was happy with that and grew underground like crazy so there must be a lesson in there somewhere.

[PeterT]

I think we all try that one from time to time,  , wish the outcome were so positive all the time, perhaps the colchicum prefers growing in turf?
 

what did you do different last year to get the sudden increace Lesley?

Totally nelected it Peter. The troughs have always been neatly weeded and fed as necessary but for the last two years and especially last year when I spent time in hospital with a very tired and inert aftermath, the troughs became weedy and overgrown and I lost some things. For some reaon the colchicum was happy with that and grew underground like crazy so there must be a lesson in there somewhere.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Last year was the season opener Colchicum parnassicum in our garden.This year it is Colchicum tenorii.Even 14 days earlier then parnassicum last year.

[PeterT]

Looks beautifull Kris

[Maggi Young]

No sign of any here yet... but we were just saying today that it won't be long before they begin......

[Diane Clement]

No sign of any here yet... but we were just saying today that it won't be long before they begin......

Rain here during the last week has started one of mine.  Not a clue what it is, lost label 
(If Tony G is watching, the lattice pot far left of the pic is the Crocus pallasii - I just repotted it and it's increased well and doing fine.  Hoping for own grown saffron this year  )

[I.S.]

 And my first colchicum is here also. Everywhere is quite dry and temperature shows 40c. however this has been start to bloom in wild!
 Clc. chalcedonicum subsp. chalcedonicum 16 Agust 2010

[TheOnionMan]

And my first colchicum is here also. Everywhere is quite dry and temperature shows 40c. however this has been start to bloom in wild!
 Clc. chalcedonicum subsp. chalcedonicum 16 Agust 2010

Beautiful species Ibrahim, one I'm not familiar with.  You say 40c temperature; wow, (104 F), that's HOT!

Kris, I really like C. tenori... I'm such a Colchicum newbie that many are new for me.  I like the little ones.  Diane, your's is most elegant, whatever species or cultivar it is.

[annew]

I just repotted my mystery colchicums and there is no sign of stolons.

[Lesley Cox]

I just repotted my mystery colchicums and there is no sign of stolons.

Early days Anne, mine didn't start to make stolons until it had been in the same spot (trough) for several years.

[annew]

Is it likely to be hardy enough to put out on the rock garden? I'm desperate for space under glass.