Colchicum Emerging
Jane McGary (Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:27:12 PDT)

I have some hybrid colchicums flowering in both the old and new
gardens, and C. autumnale 'Nancy Lindsay'. In the new bulb house,
where I got the fall bloomers in the ground about 10 days ago, there
are about ten species in flower, including several formerly in
Merendera. Also producing flowers immediately after their storage and
move are Prospero (Scilla) autumnalis, P. intermedia, and Acis
valentina. Today I realized I had to get the aroids settled, and
found flowers emerging from several Biarum species -- I heaped the
sand up over the flowers, which had not colored yet, and hoped for
the best. Cyclamen hederifolium is producing a few flowers in the old
garden, and I hope I get the potted ones settled in the new garden
before it's too late, but they may have to spend the winter in pots,
because the soil where they are to go is horrible.

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA