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September 29, 2005 : Colchicum speciosum 'Album'
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Keywords: Colchicaceae | Colchicum speciosum Steven 'Album' | 24488-0055-1985
Whenever you see the words alba or album as part of a plant name, you can expect to see something white, most often flower colour. This plant is no exception. The species Colchicum speciosum has a bright pink flower with a white throat. The cultivar 'Album', however, has lost the pink pigmentation. It is likely that the reason for the loss of pigmentation is a small mutation that prevents production of pigment, but that's speculation on my part (and I'm quite open to seeing any evidence on the matter).
In Botany Photo of the Day news, I've added an “email to friend” form at the bottom of each entry page, after a commenter requested it.
If you're a gardener, you might like to visit Horticultural, an organic gardening weblog by Jane Perrone of London, England. Jane's been visiting Vancouver recently, and I had the pleasure of giving her a bit of a tour of UBC Botanical Garden yesterday. We paid particular attention to the Food Garden, as Jane is keenly interested in allotment gardening (read more about that on her weblog). Jane also told the tale that whenever she brings Swiss chard 'Bright Lights' into the office to share, her coworkers don't believe the colours are real. It's certainly a conversation-starter!
Photography resource link: Darwin Wiggett's The Art of Communicating with Light (via Nature Photographers Online) delves into the importance of understanding light in photography.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at September 29, 2005 12:22 AM
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Posted by: Eva Kashket at September 29, 2005 3:39 PM
You're most welcome, Eva.
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at September 29, 2005 3:54 PM
Daniel Mosquin
I was totally fascinated by your lecture to the Hardy Plant Group...thank you so much for your presentation which was so rivetting I could have listened for even more of the story. Also enjoy your excellent Flower of the day photos and comments.
Thanks...Rae
Posted by: Rae Warner at September 30, 2005 6:59 PM
You're welcome Rae - it was a pleasure to talk with the Vancouver Hardy Plant Group. My only regret is that I didn't make arrangements to spend the whole day at the workshop.
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin at September 30, 2005 9:54 PM
Please share your comments about the photograph(s) and accompanying write-up. Telling a story about the subject of the photograph(s) is also much appreciated! If you have a gardening question, the best place to ask is on the UBC Botanical Garden Forums. Thank you!
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