> > Yesterday I noticed the first blossom tips of Colchicum emerging from > the ground. Until they flower I'm not certain whether they are C. > autumnale or C. speciosum. Whichever, they are - though another sign of > waning summer - welcome. Colchicum. autumnale and Acis autumnalis are blooming in NE North Carolina. Mark Mazer Hertford, North Carolina USA