This is my first colchicum of the year. It appears the Bookish Gardener beat me, as she is displaying a whole clump to my single blossom. To my eye, they are the same plant: Colchicum byzantinum. To your eye, the colors of the two flowers are different; her image is more accurate. Also, you can’t see inside my flower, but eventually it will look like her photograph. That’s how all my byzantinums look on the inside. For those of you unfamiliar with this genus, I suggest you browse through the Colchicum category linked on the sidebar. I’m afraid I won’t have time to take many photographs because of the construction work going on, so the previous years’ photos will have to suffice. But if there are any I didn’t show you last year, I probably will break down and take a photo. I have to warn you, the images from when this was a Moveable Type blog aren’t all coming out. Part of the problem is when the code is partly in all caps and partly not: don’t ask me why it matters, but through trial and error I discovered it does. But it doesn’t take care of the whole problem, and I don’t know if I have the time to figure out the rest of the problem. Sorry.
About Kathy Purdy
Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children
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