Colchicum tunicatum Feinbrun

Colchicum tunicatum is common in the Negev Desert Highlands. Here u can see the flowers covered with morning dew and ants that enjoy the flower's nectar.

Colchicum tunicatum is common in the Negev Desert Highlands. It is the first colchicum to bloom in Israel, when the soil is extremely dry after the long summer.

Colchicum tunicatum is common in the Negev Desert Highlands. It is the first colchicum to bloom in Israel, when the soil is extremely dry after the long summer.

An autumnal desert cormous plant. Flowers rather small, blooming before leaves emerge. Leaves blunt. Grows in rocky deserts.

An autumnal desert cormous plant. Flowers rather small, blooming before leaves emerge. Leaves blunt. Grows in rocky deserts.

This is an old pic of one of the intersting desert bulbs. The flowers emerge from the dry soil in September, before the rains.