Colchicum 2010

[Hans A.]

Cliff, yours is for sure Colchicum filifolium. The  other  native Colchicum is C. lusitanum  which is growing as an iceage relict only in a small area in a military zone of Mallorca.

World has lost an endemic species - following Kew World Checklist Colchicum cousturieri is now Colchicum cupanii ssp. cupanii.

Here some actual pics of C. cousturieri, C. cupanii ssp cupanii, C. pusillum and C. stevenii.

[BULBISSIME]

Hans, wonderfull plants and pics again and again...
all in your garden ?

[Hans A.]

Have never been in Turkey and last time I have been in Greece was not in this century.

[BULBISSIME]

if so.... WELL GROWN 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Here some actual pics of C. cousturieri, C. cupanii ssp cupanii, C. pusillum and C. stevenii.

Stunning Colchicums Hans  ! 
And superb pictures also ....Must think serious about moving to the Balearics....or be satisfied with less...

[PeterT]

That thought crossed my mind too Kris, dodging irregular frost and unpredictable rain makes both continental and tender bulbs hard work !

[Oron Peri]

Here are a few Colchicum we have seen the last couple of days in N. israel.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Here are a few Colchicum we have seen the last couple of days in N. israel.

Again some stunning species and pictures Oron! Some are brandnew to me and I suppose there are not in cultivation yet?
Many thanks to show us ,I realy enjoy to see them growing there in Israel...
The spidery-form is very unusual ! 

[Kees Jan]

Here is what must be C. micaceum, which not surprinsingly grows on... mica schist.

http://keesjan.smugmug.com/Botanical-trips/Asia

[Kees Jan]

Here is another interesting Colchicum from my recent trip to W Turkey: white C. boissieri .

[krisderaeymaeker]

Very nice pics and even uncommon species Kees-Jan!

Here today in flower : Colchicum doerfleri 

[Hans A.]

Oron, Kees Jan and Kris - thanks for the superb pictures of rarly seen species!

Here some floriferous C. cousturieri and a 8 petaled C.stevenii.

[I.S.]

  Here are my two interesting Colchicum. The first Merendera attica is from Bilecik normally in its native habitation they flower in february But in my garden conditions they are already in flower now.
  For the second one I am not sure if it is a form of Szowitsii! If anybody can confirm! It has very small flowers, slender petals and with two wide leaves.
 

[Tony Willis]

Ibrahim
it certainly looks like C. szovitsii and as you know it is very variable in the wild in both colour and size and shape of the petals. It is very strange it is flowering now rather than in May.

[I.S.]

  Tony, thank you so much, I couldn't be sure. For early flowering it might be cause of my cool and rainy climate conditions. This is the first flower of this colchicum with me.