These colchicums were growing here when we moved in, and have multiplied freely. They are very adaptable, as you might expect from a bulb that has been in cultivation for over 300 years. The botanist who named them got his from two Viennese ladies who got them from someone in Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine empire. They are almost always my earliest blooming colchicum.
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Yes, Kerri, we gather elderberries and make elderberry-apple pie with them.
Love those colchicums Kathy! They look very pretty peeking through the grass and the sedum. How nice to see them in Carol’s garden too
I just planted caryopteris Blue Beard, a passalong from our son and wife. Theirs produces seedlings readily and thrives in Rochester.
Oh my, that grape pie looked wonderful. I’ll bet it didn’t last long! We have quite a few concords this year. Jelly making time! I also make elderberry/apple. It’s delicious. Do you gather elderberries?