Two spidery colchicums that don't disappoint

Colchicum soboliferum

Not the showiest, neither the biggest nor the smallest, but one of a few Colchicums which have proved to be not just durable but persistent--making a sizeable patch over time. It has chosen to gently wander through a slope of my rock garden--the leaves are so fine and disappear so promptly it's more than welcome (crocuses and reticulate irises are not nearly as welcome in the rock garden because of their messy leaves).

Colchicum soboliferum

With an enormous range in southern Europe and western Asia, it's not surprising this is adaptable.

Colchicum soboliferum

This shows how it's decided to pop up here and there, some of these may even be seedlings (I don't always remember to collect the little pods when they ripen in the height of summer.

Colchicum soboliferum

The flower is only a few inches across--not as big as this picture implies. But it's showy enough: I rather like the spidery look!

Colchicum filifolium

Very much like the previous species, a bit pinker perhaps--this was a gift from Lee Raden (past President of the North American Rock Garden Society), I have grown this for many decades now, and it is quietly ramping through a bed of my rock garden giving delight every March and April

Colchicum filifolium

I suspect this must look much the same in nature...including the messy fall leaves I had yet to clean up!