Colchicum laetum hort. has been given the name 'Pink Star'. It is considered by some to be a selection of C. byzantinum. Plants I have acquired from Holland under the name C. laetum have proven to be close to C. byzantinum, complete with hooked crimson stigmas. They depart from the latter in some ways though -- for one thing the corms are smaller. This has puzzled me somewhat, as the corms of C. laetum hort. are supposed to be similar in size to those of typical C. byzantinum. Additionally, my C. laetum/'Pink Star' does not flower earlier than C. byzantinum, as it's supposed to. I sometimes wonder whether there are several clones of C. byzantinum in cultivation, and I have something different from both typical C. byzantinum and 'Pink Star'. Russell At 01:25 PM 10/3/2009, you wrote: >Is there, then, an actual C. laetum? I have a plant under this name, >acquired from a Dutch wholesaler, but it is quite different from what >I have under the name C. parnassicum. I suppose my plant is the same >as John's "excellent free-flowering plant," as it makes quite a show, >despite its narrow segments. Russell Stafford Odyssey Bulbs PO Box 382 South Lancaster, MA 01561 508-335-8106 http://www.odysseybulbs.com/