COLCHICUM
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Colchicum bivonae (sny. bowlesianum) Large, tesselated autumn flowers in pink and white
followed by upright bright upright green leaves in spring. From our own seed collections on the
flanks of Mt.Taygetos, Greece FS/1st $ 7.00 |
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Colchicum cilicicum This particular form sends up bunches of large, honey-scented, lilac-pink
"goblets" throughout autumn - an excellent species. FS $5.00 |
Colchicum corsicum A dwarf autumnal species native to Corsica. Abundant lilac-pink, starry
flowers followed by neat narrow leaves. Rare in nature and uncommon cultivation but easy in
Australian conditions. FS/1st $5.00
Colchicum davisii Clusters of large autumnal flowers with broad, overlapping white to very pale
pink petals, lightly chequered in pale violet. A rare and recently described species collected in a
small area of S Turkey only very recently. FS/1st $8.00
Colchicum kesselringii Chalice-shaped, white flowers, each segment striped bronze-purple on
exterior emerge from neat, narrow leaves. A rare chance to obtain this distinct and desirable spring
flowerer. Limit of 1 per customer FS/1st $10.00
Colchicum neapolitanum var. macranthum Clusters of relatively large, open-cupped flowers
from purple-pink to white, lightly tessellated, in early autumn. A free-flowering n
ative from the
mountains of central Greece. FS/1st $4.00
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Colchicum "Princess Astrid" The darkest and earliest of the big autumnal hybrids. Large, rose-purple, darkly tesselated, flowers in late February. One of the best and only offered by us. FS/1st $6.00 or 3 for $15.00 |
Colchicum soboliferum (Merendera sobolifera) Medium-sized, starry, white to pale pink flowers
from twiggy, spreading corms, over a long period in spring. Native of southern Europe to Iran.
FS/1st $4.00 or 3 for $10.00
Colchicum speciousum album A legendary offering of the absolute crème de la crème of the bulb
world. Large pure-white goblets on cool green stems in late autumn. Magnificent! FS/1st $14.00
Colchicum "The Giant" Large tessellated purple flowers with a white throat freely produced
throughout autumn. One of the largest of the hybrids but without the overgrown, floppy leaves.
FS/1st $6.00 or 3 for $15.00
Colchicum trygynum (Merendera trygyna) Bone-white flowers with broad, overlapping petals and
contrasting greenish-black anthers in early spring. A very striking and rare offering.
Limit of 1 per customer FS/1st $10.00
