Bulbs: Fall-flowering bulbs, 1 by altagardener

altagardener wrote:
Colchicum autumnale are starting to bloom here in zone 3 too - at the early end of the usual time range, judging from my from my pics over the years. No sign yet of the doubles and the other species.

Well, I went out and searched again for my Cyclamen hederifolium... no sign of them, sigh. After sacrificing many innocent victims to this zone experiment, it might be time to give up on that one!

Fortunately, I can enjoy C. purpurascens though... and I finally found a seedling! I have a suspicion that the ants run off with the seeds, as soon as they're ripe (as with Hepatica)... is there any evidence to support my notion?
I really enjoy the leaf patterns on these:


This message was edited Sep 19, 2008 8:26 PM