At 01:55 04-06-2005, Jim McKenney wrote: >But here's what really interests me: I've had Colchicum byzantinum, or what >I think is C. byzantinum, in my garden for decades - the first plants were >obtained back in the '60s of the last century. However, the plants I have >now don't seem to fit exactly the description in Bowles - in particular, the >flowers are bigger than expected and have narrower segments. This has long >bothered me, and one response to this uncertainty has been to obtain >additional plants under this name now and then. > > >Jim McKenney >jimmckenney@starpower.net Obviously you guys know much more about this than I do. but I have noticed changes in indoor bulbs after I started replanting in pure compost. The bulb's behavior changed for the better. So it may be your soil that gives the narrow segments. This from a dedicated organic grower... Carol in Denmark