Very long ago About 25 years ago (I can have a look for a more exact date) it was the family Visser (four brothers) in St pancras who named a lot of Colchicum Kees Visser was the one who did the selection One day I came there and I had to see one of the new finds he asked my opinion for a few new selections and then he showed me on his secret place at the Nursery this one he asked me "Do you like it" I said 'Let me think of it ' , I am not sure if I like it for me it's more a Harlequin so when he sold it he called it Harlequin Here is a good picture from C. Harlequin http://alpines.pl/pub/tabaza/… There is an other story for C. Zephyr Arie did the administration and phoned John Amand From Jaques Amand bulbs Arie , who spoke just a little English , Offered John a new clone called C 4 John ordered on paper Colchicum Zephyr and Arie phoned him and said we don't grow a Colchicum Zephyr you have seen it probably on a other nursery No said John you spoke on the phone with me about this one then the bell ringed by Arie and named the C 4 , Zephyr three brothers died but the youngest visited our stand last October in Beervelde Roland 2012/12/21 Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net>: > Roland, when did you name 'Harlequin'? > > I'm asking because long ago on more than one occasion I had new plants of what was being sold as 'Bornmuelleri' which produced flowers like those of photos I've seen of 'Harlequin'. > > Jim McKenney > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com
