I have a large crop of Colchicum seeds maturing on about 15 different species and hybrids. I have never been successful in germinating any of them. I'll be sending a batch along to Dell in the coming weeks. There may be a new variety in among the seeds. Many of the flowers are open at the same time in fall and the ants crawl all over the flowers as some of my photos on the Wiki Wiki demonstrate. I can't say if they actually pollinate the flowers or just feed off the nectar. Arnold New Jersey