Crocus February

[Luc Gilgemyn]

The glorious sunshine opened up the Crocus today ! 

1 & 2 : Crocus alatavicus - (recognize it Art ??  )
3) Crocus atticus 'Stunner'
4) Crocus fleischeri from the Turkish Gulek Pass
5) Crocus gargaricus from seed from the Crocus group !

[Gert Hoek]

The glorious sunshine opened up the Crocus today ! 

1 & 2 : Crocus alatavicus - (recognize it Art ??  )
3) Crocus atticus 'Stunner'
4) Crocus fleischeri from the Turkish Gulek Pass
5) Crocus gargaricus from seed from the Crocus group !

Stunning Luc

[David Nicholson]

Looking good on the Riviera Luc

[Armin]

Luc,
strange - how a litte bit of sunshine in mid winter can gladden croconuts so much

We had snowfall overnight and more is forecasted for today

[art600]

I have this as Crocus biflorus.  Can anyone identify the subspecies please

[YT]

Crocus michelsonii is blooming here now, it's more than a month later than the usual.

[art600]

Crocus michelsonii is blooming here now, it's more than a month later than the usual.

They are so beautiful and so difficult to grow   Mine just got smaller and smaller and disappeared.  You  obviously have not had my problems - any special treatment for this Crocus?

I am hoping that Crocus alatavicus which is nearly as beautiful will not be so challenging.

[ian mcenery]

Crocus michelsonii is blooming here now, it's more than a month later than the usual.

Lovely plant Tatsuo I had the same experience as Arthur  with bought plants but I have a couple of seedling which though very slow seem to be getting bigger

[YT]

They are so beautiful and so difficult to grow   Mine just got smaller and smaller and disappeared.  You  obviously have not had my problems - any special treatment for this Crocus?

I am hoping that Crocus alatavicus which is nearly as beautiful will not be so challenging.

Lovely plant Tatsuo I had the same experience as Arthur  with bought plants but I have a couple of seedling which though very slow seem to be getting bigger

Thank you but sorry to hear that you both lost your C. michelsonii
Art, I'm hoping your C. alatavicus fits your hands
Ian, I think seedlings adapt to different conditions easier than mature bulbs, good luck

Then, I obtained the C. michelsonii posted above from Web Shop of Paul Christian in 2000 (Actually I didn't know other suppliers at that time ). On late of November, 2 small bulblets were sent from them, despite of a flowering sized bulb that I ordered. One of the bulbs disappeared soon but another one grew and put its first flower in 2003. After that the bulb started increasing year by year as pics below.

I don't do any special treatment for all crocuses... growing them with pots at sunny outside and planting in well drained soil formula but without any organic matters that makes fatal trouble in dormant season at my place. Using a balanced organic liquid fertiliser made from suger cane (3:3:2) and add some chemicals - phosphate and potassium - to it in later season. Perhaps the things are simply latitude and climate? I'm at N35° and have sunny winter. The sunbeam here is stronger than yours

Crocus michelsonii:
 19/01/2003
 18/01/2005
 30/12/2008
 06/02/2011

[ian mcenery]

Thank you but sorry to hear that you both lost your C. michelsonii
Art, I'm hoping your C. alatavicus fits your hands
Ian, I think seedlings adapt to different conditions easier than mature bulbs, good luck

Then, I obtained the C. michelsonii posted above from Web Shop of Paul Christian in 2000 (Actually I didn't know other suppliers at that time ). On late of November, 2 small bulblets were sent from them, despite of a flowering sized bulb that I ordered. One of the bulbs disappeared soon but another one grew and put its first flower in 2003. After that the bulb started increasing year by year as pics below.

I don't do any special treatment for all crocuses... growing them with pots at sunny outside and planting in well drained soil formula but without any organic matters that makes fatal trouble in dormant season at my place. Using a balanced organic liquid fertiliser made from suger cane (3:3:2) and add some chemicals - phosphate and potassium - to it in later season. Perhaps the things are simply latitude and climate? We are at N35° and have sunny winter. The sunbeam here is stronger than yours

Thank you Tatsuo.


12 years eh it is as I  thought, it takes skill and patience as in so many things

[Gerdk]

Tatsuo - a great success!

Here is a pic of my Crocus michelsonii - 3 bulbs thankfully received in 2008 from one of the discussants here.
Fortunately not dead, but they never increased and flowers were creeping in an unpleasant manner.
 
It seems to be clear what to do. I'll cultivate the bulbs outside in a plastic water plant pot, choosing
the most sunny area during the growing season. In summer I'll take the container inside in order to
give the bulbs a dry and warm resting.
I hope this will work as expected and the species is hardy enough to survive our winter temperatures.

Gerd

p.s.
the second plant on the pic is Ranunculus bullatus

[krisderaeymaeker]

I bought one bulb of michelsonii this summer. It seems that he wan't flower this year , see only leaves for the moment...
But there are others for the moment ...Crocus baytopiorum e.g. .....

[krisderaeymaeker]

And this Crocus biflorus ssp. nubigena ....

[Armin]

I have this as Crocus biflorus.  Can anyone identify the subspecies please

Arthur,
your image puzzling me. You know it is impossible to identify just by image!
Nonetheless I try my best 
-abantensis
-pulchricolor
-tauri
-rujanensis
(-atrospermus)

[Armin]

Here is a pic of my Crocus michelsonii - 3 bulbs thankfully received in 2008 from one of the discussants here.
Fortunately not dead, but they never increased and flowers were creeping in an unpleasant manner.

Gerd,
why don't you bring your pot indoors and put on the window sill to open the flower?

Tatsuo,
congratulations!