Colchicum 2011

[fermi de Sousa]

Would it be fair to say that my "sibthorpii" is more likely to be a form of C. cilicium?
cheers
fermi

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Fermi,

I would say yes that is correct you can see from Otto's and my plants that bivonae (syn. sibthorpii) is chequered, much rosier in colour, has a distinct whiteness in the throat and  the pollen colour is different. It also has a different, distinct shape but I am still trying to get my head around the NZ notes. These are very specific and interesting but on first observations my plants don't conform so readily to.
The plant I have posted as C. cilicicum sets copious amounts of seed and has narrower leaves than the one I have posted as byzantinum which never sets seeds. But at first blush the flowers are VERY similar. Maybe my wild collection have slightly more richly coloured pink flowers and perhaps a more pronounced white central line. I think Betty might mean stigma or style rather than stamen??? Both my lots have violet tips to these and maybe the pollen on byzantinum does turn brownish, but I am not sure about this??

Cheers, Marcus

[Hillview croconut]

Hi again,

A few pics for point of comparison.

Colchicum bivonae syn. sibthorpii
Colchicum cilicicum wild collection
Colchicum ? byzantinum collected at old farmhouse surviving Heavens Knows how long in the wilds of Tasmania, never sets seed.

Cheers, Marcus

[Hillview croconut]

PS The crooked style tip as a "dead giveaway for C. byzatinum" -- Pacific Bulb Society, I don't think is sustainable on the evidence available in my pictures .
Marcus

[Janis Ruksans]

Few Colchicum's pictured today - Colchicum hirsutum and various stocks of serpentinum
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Some more Colchicums blooming now, few still unidentified - simply haven't ime for Colchicum's now.
Janis

Colchicum ancyrense Crim -01.JPG
Colchicum kesselringii -01.JPG
Colchicum kesselringii Modesty -03.JPG
Colchicum kesselringii Purple Star -01.JPG
Colchicum kesselringii x Janis -05.JPG
Colchicum kesselringii x luteum #2 -05.JPG
Colchicum sp. JATU-067 -03.JPG
Colchicum sp. SASA-236 -06.JPG
Colchicum szowitsii LST-167 -04.JPG
Colchicum triphyllum -02.JPG

[Ray]

Some of my Colchicum's flowering now.bye Ray
Colchicum agrippinum
Colchicum parnassicum
Colichicum lustanicum
Colchicum micranthum
Colchicum autumnale alba
Colchicum spesiosum album
Colchicum speciosum bornmuelleri

[Janis Ruksans]

Few Colchicums
C. jolanthae from Iran - 2 pictures
C. lagotis was discovered during my trip together with Arnis and Gothenburg BG - we immediately recognised it as new, earlier unknown species.
2 pictures of Colchicum luteum
and unidentified Colchicum from Iran
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Few more spring Colchicums
C. munzurense
close to munzurense, but something different
C. raddeanum
C. robustum
and 3 unidentified samples.
Janis

[pehe]

My first Colchicum in the summer/autumn season. The Prospero autumnale in the background have misunderstood something. It is summer now!

Poul

[PeterT]

HELP!! I've not reached them yet!!

[hadacekf]

My Colchicum graecum flowers this year very early.

[PeterT]

Colchicum Graecum is out here too Franz

[krisderaeymaeker]

My first Colchicum in the summer/autumn season. The Prospero autumnale in the background have misunderstood something. It is summer now!
Poul

Very good form Poul ! Like the good tessellation . Here parnassicum is stil not above the ground...

[krisderaeymaeker]

My Colchicum graecum flowers this year very early.

Colchicum Graecum is out here too Franz

Here graecum is stil a "sleeping beauty "... Yours are realy early Franz and Peter.
The first here  for this season is Colchicum kotschyi .The weather was realy not so good last days ,so flowers not opened...