colchicum byzantinum & friends
Jane McGary (Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:49:12 PDT)

Russell wrote,

This, however, does not square with a recent article in the

The plant I received as C. laetum from Dutch growers is NOTHING like
C. decaisnei, which I have grown from Archibalds' seed of documented
wild origin. C. decaisnei is a rather small species, though not a
real miniature, and very pale pink its flowers do not open widely
like those of C. laetum hort.

Jane McGary