Crocus April

[Armin]

Good morning!
Today I saw this at 2 of my Cr.speciosus!!!
Dani

Seed pot?

[Janis Ruksans]

We passed the first night this year without frost. It is quite dark but short moment with sun shined and we both - I and my stepdaughter Liga made some pictures of crocuses
Excellently is blooming white form of Crocus veluchensis.
From late blooming species one of most spectacular is Crocus pelistericus and its hybrid with C. scardicus - C. gothoburgensis
As last in this entry is spring blooming form of usually autumnal Crocus laevigatus from Cyclades in Greece

 

[Alex]

Love the X gotoburgensis.

Here is one from today - C. cvijicii 'Cream of Creams' - sorry about the leaves in front of it, I was reluctant to pick it up and break off roots...

Alex

[Guff]

1-Tommy Alba
2-Michael's Purple
3-Uklin Strain

[Guff]

1-2 Tatra Shades
3-4 Pictus

[Janis Ruksans]

With me only last crocuses in greenhouse is blooming at present. Outside still are deep snow. It seems incredible that tomorrow is forecasted + 16 C. Now it is only +2.
This case I'm showing Crocus cvijiocii and its forms, on last picture seedlings from cross between cvijicii and veluchensis where cvijicii was seed parent. In two seedlings on left are dominating C. veluchensis. But I'm not keeping those.

[Janis Ruksans]

And now seedlings of opposite cross - where veluchensis was seed parent and cvijicii pollen donor.
On second picture Crocus pestalozzae caerulea - extremely rare in wild and was attempt to describe it as subsp., but features used for distinction too much overlap in both colour variants. May be they are different as locations are quite isolated, but then deeper research is needed.

[Armin]

1-Tommy Alba
2-Michael's Purple
3-Uklin Strain

Guff,
super crocus images and all so well grown Like all species & variants of the vernus and tommasinianus family.

It seems it is a perfect crocus season for you   No weather cappers as here. Strong winds the last couple of days have snapped all last crocus flowers. The season is over.

[Martin Baxendale]

And now seedlings of opposite cross - where veluchensis was seed parent and cvijicii pollen donor.

That primrose yellow seedling at the back looks very pretty.

[udo]

phantastic flowers from all, here my last Crocus in pots:
Crocus corsicus
     ''     corsicus, unusual seedling ( cross with suaveolens? )
     ''     minimus 'Bavella'
     ''     cvijicii 'Creme of Cremes'

[udo]

some Crocus from vernus section outside:
Crocus albiflorus, Austrian Alps
    ''      vernus,  Cakor Pass, Montenegro-Kosovo
    ''      vernus, Komovi Mts, Montenegro
    ''      vernus exiguus, Croatia
    ''      vernus 'Vanguard'     

[udo]

and more:
Crocus vernus 'Yalta', vernus x tommasinianus, right is 'Harlem Gem'
    ''      vernus 'Fantasy', vernus x tommasinianus
    ''      vernus 'Snow Queen'
    ''      heuffelianus 'Snow Princess'

[Janis Ruksans]

Three days ago from snow opened bulb beds tops and today earliest crocuses are in full bloom. On picture Crocus korolkowii Lucky number. In greenhouse tha latest crocuses started blooming - Crocus minimus. I used the warm day to check my bees. They passed this unusually long winter succesfully, only one family is weak but queen started to lay egs, so I hope to quick recovery.

[de.da.]

Hi!
Photos of the last days...
Cr. etruscus ´Zwanenburg`

Cr.ancyrensis `Golden Bunch`

Cr.angustifolius


Cr.chrysanthus `Blue Pearl`

Cr.chry. `Romance`

falsh Cr.chry.`Dorothy`--> ``Romance`too?!

Cr.chry.`Fuscontinctus`

Cr.chry.`Prince Claus`

others photos are following...

[de.da.]

Cr.chry.`Snowbunting`

Cr.fleischeri

Cr.korolkowi

mini but a Cr.minimus?!

Cr.sieberi `Hubert Edelsten`

Cr.tommasinianus `Roseus`

Cr.tommasinianus `Ruby Giant`

Cr.vernus `Pickwick`

Cr.vernus `Vanguard`

Cr.vernus x tommasinianus `Yalta`

"wild" Cr.vernus albiflorus ??