Colchicum davisii

"The higher animals have no religion. And we are told that they are going to be left out in the Hereafter." Mark Twain.

But what if a great ape that learned sign language signed it believed in Jesus? And if it committed no crime and no sin, could there be a heaven for those creatures we deem less than us, or what if the apes have their own Jesus and their own religion, would they go to the same heaven or is it a different one......just food for thought, I'm not here to break the great chain of human suffering that is religion. Only questioning my own long held belief system in light of the last four years of true human suffering that we had to endure in America.......man he can not let that go you are saying to yourself. Well, it's true. I'll never forgive the other side for what they did and mostly because it caused me to lose the last stitch of faith....in humanity and otherwise. Sold out is an understatement that evangelical christianity will never live down. Man, will this guy ever shut up and talk about plants......doesn't he know that politics and business don't mix, especially if you involve religion. Oh but I digress, it seems you can base entire movements, political and religious on the marriage of business, politics and faith. Just look at Texas, it's the American taliban in power down there, telling women what they can't do with their own bodies like it's 100 years ago or more. 

Damn, he is pulling all the punches you say, and you only stopped by here to read about some flower growing in his garden. ok here you go:

Colchicum davisii

I have written about this one before, not long after I got it in a shipment from Antoine Hoog. At the time I marvelled at it's light pink, tessalated, mid September blossoms. Now some years later I can say more. It's a champion in the open garden here, quickly making a statement forming clump from a few corms planted out. I placed it on the edge of a dry creek bed, between Hebe 'sutherlandii' and the edge of a summer xeric border. It looks specatacular offsetting the grey green leaves, both in bloom and with it's broad green spring leaves. 

It's a modern introduction as I've written about before, discovered in the late 1980's in Turkey's Amanus Mountains. If you fancy Colchicums you should have this in your garden. 

It rained an inch and a half this weekend, and it was oh so welcome! It's warmer and drier now. 

Cheers, 

Mark

 

It is Finished

The shipping season has ended!

Thank you so much to the loyal customers who put in orders this year and welcome to the new folks that are enriching the garden. I for one am looking foward to the fall, harvesting the produce from the vegetable garden, some salmon fishing  to stock the freezer for the long winter I have a feeling is coming. The kiddo is back to school soon and the heat wave has broken, its starting to legitimately feel like fall is here. Every few days a different Autumn Crocus is coming on now. The Naked ladies are up. I'll be back to blogging about them after some salmon fishing trips, but here are a few for you to enjoy now and look forward to purchasing on next years list.

Colchicum lateum

Colchicum davisii

Temps in the low 80's and nice cool evenings, the yellow jackets are about the most annoying thing about this season as they seem to be think as thieves right now.

Cheers!

Mark