Crocus February

[Otto Fauser]

Tony , a trio of very beautiful Crocus - unfortunately C. scardicus is not happy in Australia .

     Janis ,wonderful variations in your C. tauricus . Enjoy your botanizing trip and maybe you will be lucky enough to discover a new species .

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Crocus sieberi ssp sieberi when raised from seed produces considerable variation as can be seen from this potful.

They look gorgeous, Tony !

[udo]

Still an amount of snow, but under the windows some interesting Crocus in bud.
Crocus herbertii
    "      sublimis' Creme Diamond'
    "      sieberi x gargaricus

[Tony Willis]

Most of mine are nearly over after the recent good weather.

A couple today

Crocus sieberi from Mt Parnassus
crocus biflorus ssp pulchricolor from Ulu Dag

[ronm]

No sun today, to open the Crocus in the garden, 

I think I prefer C. sieberi 'Tricolor' unopened though, 

[Janis Ruksans]

Tony , a trio of very beautiful Crocus - unfortunately C. scardicus is not happy in Australia .

     Janis ,wonderful variations in your C. tauricus . Enjoy your botanizing trip and maybe you will be lucky enough to discover a new species .

Thanks Otto! I found it! Three days of walk with painfull legs after winters "sleeping" but it is found!
Janis

[Rimmer de Vries]

A warm but mostly overcast day today in SE Michigan and crocus are popping up in the yard.

Crocus etruscus "Rosalinde' was in my frame

Rimmer

[Rimmer de Vries]

Crocus gargaricus ssp herbertii  and Crocus gargaricus ssp gargaricus have been blooming for a week in my frame open to the outside temps

the Crocus gargaricus ssp. herbertii was from bought corms
 the Crocus gargaricus ssp gargaricus was from seed NARGS 2008 #857

without looking at the corms i am trying to tell the difference by the flower.
i think i can say gargaricus has a wider less cup shaped flower
and  herbertii is more cup shaped.

any more help? with out digging these up and seeing if one is stoleniferous

Thanks
Rimmer

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocus gargaricus ssp herbertii  and Crocus gargaricus ssp gargaricus have been blooming for a week in my frame open to the outside temps

the Crocus gargaricus ssp. herbertii was from bought corms
 the Crocus gargaricus ssp gargaricus was from seed NARGS 2008 #857

without looking at the corms i am trying to tell the difference by the flower.
i think i can say gargaricus has a wider less cup shaped flower
and  herbertii is more cup shaped.

any more help? with out digging these up and seeing if one is stoleniferous

Thanks
Rimmer

Both now regarded as species - Crocus herbertii and Crocus gargaricus.
Flowers looks and are identical. Great difference in corm tunics. They are very different + herbertii is stoloniferous.
Janis