"The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach."
Henry Beston
An Italian species...if you look closely, in this less than spectacular photo, you can see the charicteristic purple anther crooks.
Can't seem to find much on the internet about the habitat, which is disappointing as I've always liked biotype plantings and true to ecotype companion plantings when possible.
The rain is moving Eastward and warmer weather is in the forecast. Supposed to be back in the 80's by mid week.
Cheers,
Mark
Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) |
Colchicum 'Glory of Heemstede' |
Note the subterranean ovaries? We will explore this adaptation in an upcoming blog entry |
“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.” ― Dante Alighieri |
Colchicum davisii Only described as recently as 1998, comes this Turkish species from the Amanus Mountains. I really like the lighter color with the heavy tesselations and the tendency for the flowers to stay closer to ground level. The Autumn crocus are coming on hot and heavy now. I'm gonna make every effort to document them all. The ash is falling thick from the smoke filled sky as I write this, one can almost picture Dante, ascending the 6th circle, oh wait no, that's actually the willamette Valley. So many forest fires and the "valley of sickness" is a haze filled crucible that smells of burning pitch. We need rain soon. Cheers, Mark |