Colchicums
JFlintoff@aol.com (Sun, 28 Sep 2003 08:56:50 PDT)

A few comments on names that have been posted:

C.autumnale Major is a commercial synonym of C. byzantinum. Foliage is
very wide an prominently veined, very unlike the narrow smooth leaves of C.
autumnale.

C. Conquest is now considered to be Glory of Heemstede. I was given some
corms as " Rosy Dream " that may also be this ( not to be confused with the
distinct Rosy Dawn )

C.byzantinum Album is being called Innocence at the National Collection in
Norfolk England. Album is inadmissable as a cultivar name since it only
appeared in print well after 1959, the cut-off date for clonal names using Latin.

I can certainly second Rick's comments on C. corsicum. The corms don't
seem to multiply much, but it is very easily raised from seed ( even dried seed
exchange seeds ) and quickly comes to flowering size. The wee goblets are so
welcome when they appear.

Jerry John Flintoff
Vashon Island, Washington, USA
zone 8