I have just posted a photo of Biarum pyrami to the wiki: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… A description is on the Biarum page. The seeds were sown in 1997 and took 2 years to germinate, then another 4 years to bloom, but it was worth the wait as this is a pretty impressive flower for a Biarum. It smells bad, though, as one might expect. I also posted a photo of Colchicum glossophyllum: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… However, I was not able to access the Colchicum page to edit it, so there is no description yet. This is a name that one authority (Brickell, I think, though the entry is unsigned) says is a variant of C. cupanii; however, as you can see in the photo, the leaves are much broader and longer at anthesis than is typical of C. cupanii as I have seen it. The deep purple anthers are quite striking. This is a very small Colchicum species and usually blooms earlier here. Both these were taken today, Oct. 12. I also tried to photograph Narcissus humilis, but I could not get the digital camera to focus on it properly, so I'll take a slide just to prove I flowered it (once, probably). Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon
