Crocus in pots March 2010

[Janis Ruksans]

Some more of Crocus antalyensis now blooms in pots (I'm not growing it outsuide as it is not sufficiently hardy. They show the variability of color, petal shape.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Some variability of Crocus hittiticus.
Form baught from Norman Steven
Form from Michael Kammerlander with stippled back of tepals
My favourite - form collected during SASA trip, sample SASA-022
Janis

[Lesley Cox]

That last hittiticus is especially attractive with the dark markings and anthers.

I prefer the original 'Carpathian Wonder' to its seedlings. In a mass like that it is exceptionally fine.

[Anthony Darby]

Yes, I think I agree on both counts Lesley.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I also agree : nothing beats the original C.Wonder !!

[Janis Ruksans]

On first picture Crocus received from John Grimshaw as cv. 'E. A. Bowles' - but name isn't correct.
Other 3 pictures shows variability of C. graveolens. It is reported as with unplesant smell, but two samples has nice honey smell, the third is without any odour.
Jaqnis