Crocus March

[Janis Ruksans]

Few year ago I baught Crocus vitellinus white with suffused back - its is name how it was offered. This spring it was planted side by side with Crocus candidus co9llected between Čan and Čanakkale (at locus classicus of Crocus demirizianus) and I really can't separate both. May be this "vitellinus" really is only good growing C. candidus form?
Crocus yataganensis is another rarity described by Erich. Ibrahim twice cris-crossed all mountains around Yatagan, but didn't find (second attempt we made together). Last autumn I got corm from Erich.
And last in this entry - Crocus fleischeri from Chios Island. There many specimens are with lilac striped back of petals.

[udo]

Janis, real nice Crocus, especially the new species.
Here is winter without end, -10°C last night and around zero on the day.
A short view under the cover:
Crocus cvijicii and
Crocus heuffelianus 'Snow Princess'

[art600]

Janis/Dirk

Stunning Crocus - think we need colder weather to get them growing like that 

[Janis Ruksans]

Very good crocuses Dirk. My first cvijicii shows noses, too.

In this entry unusual form of recently described Crocus minutus. It has petals striped on inside, too, something similar to C. antalyensis striatus. This minutus has smallest flowers - only around 10 mm long.
After that two forms of Crocus abantensis - my cultivar 'Azkaban's Escapee' and very dark violet form, unusual for abantensis.
Follows Crocus chrysanthus (most likely some blood of isauricus involved) from Gembos Yaila N of Akseki.
And as last today - Crocus nubigena from Samos Island.

Hope that tomorrow I will see some crocus living. Tonight we wait dropping of temperature to minus 19 C.

[Roma]

Wonderful to see all those beautiful crocuses in this thread.  I lost some and others were much reduced after the 2010-2011 winter and the short growing season last winter seems to have affected most of the survivors.  I have one or two flowers in other pots but Crocus etruscus is the only one where I have a full pot of flowers. 

[fermi de Sousa]

From the Southern hemisphere, a humble offering of Crocus kotschyanus, our first for the season,
cheers
fermi

[Boyed]

A short view under the cover:
Crocus cvijicii and
Crocus heuffelianus 'Snow Princess'

Dirk,

crocus heuffelianus 'Snow Princess' is a stunner, especially when it is blooming in groups!!! I mainly collect highly decorative, desirably large-blooming catchy ones, to to beautify my spring garden. I will keep an eye on this.

[ielaba2011]

Janis, real nice Crocus, especially the new species.
Here is winter without end, -10°C last night and around zero on the day.
A short view under the cover:
Crocus cvijicii and
Crocus heuffelianus 'Snow Princess'

wow this ones are just perfect...

[ielaba2011]

Very good crocuses Dirk. My first cvijicii shows noses, too.

In this entry unusual form of recently described Crocus minutus. It has petals striped on inside, too, something similar to C. antalyensis striatus. This minutus has smallest flowers - only around 10 mm long.
After that two forms of Crocus abantensis - my cultivar 'Azkaban's Escapee' and very dark violet form, unusual for abantensis.
Follows Crocus chrysanthus (most likely some blood of isauricus involved) from Gembos Yaila N of Akseki.
And as last today - Crocus nubigena from Samos Island.

Hope that tomorrow I will see some crocus living. Tonight we wait dropping of temperature to minus 19 C.

I just love the pale blue color on Crocus abantensis, all this crocus are amazing, it makes me want to have a collection as well...

[udo]

Arthur, Janis, Boyed and Jaime many thanks.

Here three several forms Crocus corsicus in bud today.

[Armin]

Dirk,
nice forms of C. corsicus. Unfortunate one of my recent losses

Some crocus from my meadow. Images are from yesterday.

When I took the images at 2:30 PM still temperatures were low und the water of the bird drink was still frozen.
Sky was sunny but with a chilly north wind.

After last years black frost desaster the number of flowering crocus has significantly reduced, I guess for now by -80% .
Only the strongest did survive!
The majority of surviving crocus have split off in many tiny corms showing only 1 leave or 2 but are now too weak to flower.
A clear sign last growing season has caused massive stress and was not favourable at all. The meadow is full of tiny crocus leaves.

But there are surprises!
-C. biflorus Miss Vain is a total surprise. Flowering reliable as every year.

[Armin]

more...

-C. biflorus Parkinsonii - standing in buds since 3 weeks -quite battered by snow and hail shower
-C. heuffelianus Micheals Purple - did not well in raised sand bed but recovering in loamy soil
-C. heuffelianus (ssp. scepusiensis or discolor) - seed raised ex Tatra mountains - first time to flower me - one of my current favourites - Many thanks to Chris.
-C. vernus dutch hybrids or C. x cultorum - seed raised ex Botanischer Garten Wuppertal - first time to flower for me - Special thanks Gerd!

[Armin]

more...

C. heuffelianus (scepusiensis) - my favourite. Hope this sets many seeds.
C. x cultorum Negro Boy or Twilight. Darkest of all dutch hybrids. Few flowers but flowers

Hope to show more soon

[Martin Baxendale]

Janis, Crocus chrysanthus Gembos yaila is very nice. Is it pure Chrysanthus or a hybrid?

[Palustris]

The only Crocus to survive the mice here are these. And these were dug up for Diane Clement.