colchicum
Jane McGary (Thu, 30 Oct 2003 16:25:06 PST)
Mark Smyth asked me about colchicums,
I though it was you but couldnt remember. Where did you get yours? I'm
trying to build a collection of the small ones to put into troughs.
I bought a few of the small species from nurseries such as Potterton's and
Monocot in ENgland, and from Antoine Hoog in the Netherlands. I think Paul
Christian has them sometimes, too. Many of them, however, I grew from seed,
either from exchanges or purchased from Jim and Jenny Archibald. It takes
the smaller species about 3 to 4 years to flower from seed, and germination
can be delayed and erratic.
I hope to write an article in the Rock Garden Quarterly about trough-sized
colchicums, but I cannot get current information on the nomenclature, which
as I understand it is very much in flux at present.
Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon