Colchicum as a pollinator plant

John Ralph Carpenter ralph.carpenter1@googlemail.com
Tue, 11 Oct 2016 07:20:28 PDT
Those of us in the UK look on, in a mixture of disbelief and horror.

On 11 October 2016 at 14:24, Thomas Masinter <thomasmasinter@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, concerning the election, I am trying to decide whether to learn
> mandarin so I can communicate with our new Chinese overlords, or learn
> Russian so I can barter my skills as a gardener more effectively.
>
> My sternbergia lutea is blooming.
>
> Tom Masinter
> San Antonio, TX
>
> > On Oct 11, 2016, at 7:28 AM, Travis O <enoster@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Autumn blooming Colchicum in my garden always seem to be covered in
> bees. I did a little research and concluded that they are in fact bee
> pollinated (perhaps fly pollinated for alpine species), while at least a
> few species of the closely related Androcymbium are in fact rodent
> pollinated. This article focus solely on fall blooming colchicums:
> >
> > http://amateuranthecologist.com/2016/10/…
> >
> > I hope all of you that are US residents are coping well despite the
> deathmatch that is this presidential election. Oh well, none of it will
> matter anyway after the reptilians make their move. Or aliens invade.
> >
> > Travis Owen
> > Rogue River, OR
> >
> > http://www.amateuranthecologist.com/
> > http://www.oldsolbees.com/
> > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/
> >
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