First colchicums are up

Certainly does, But worrying.

Worrying why, Brian? We should be worried if flowers stop to bloom. But this is my opinion, I am not an expert. My rhody is now going to bloom, it has loaded buds going just to open.

Katarina
I have reached an age where I no longer like cold and snow and Colchicums herald Autumn and what follows that Winter,
I love the flowers but could have waited a few more weeks for them.

Indeed. I did not expect them to show up for another month but they start to pop up here and there. It is still summer after all. We have a very nice summer this year on Vancouver Island.