Crocus autumn-2013 started

[Janis Ruksans]

It was strangest season in my memory. Very long and late winter in few days changed to hot summer omitting real spring, as result shortening blooming and growing season, so corms were smaller than usualy, especially spring bloomers, but those which are passing winter in leaves grew very well.
Autumn crocus blooming started 7-th of August. In early morning I saw nice buds of Crocus scharojanii - in mid-day, when I came with camera, they were wilted (temperature in greenhouse raised up to + 42 C). I pictured those to document such unusual occasion.
Yesterday I finished replanting of crocuses and all of them got first watering. Temparature now is more comfortable - las night we had only + 7 C, but in day temperature in greenhouse raised up to 22 C. Colchicums blooms much more abbundantly, but many shoots of crocuses comes out. The first ones are Crocus suworovianus - from Yaylasuyun gec. 2330 – 2400m  (BATM-200) and another one - lilac striped got under name Crocus suworovianus lilacinus from Czech friend.
Janis

[Armin]

good to see crocus images again

A pity for the scharojanii flower likely without pollination - did the crocus push another flower for compensation?

[pehe]

Yes, it is nice to see Crocus flowers again, but it is sad too see the scharojanii flower damaged by the extreme heat.

Crocus scharojanii flavus is my first crocus to open. C. suworovianus and cappadocicus has just broken through the gravel.

Poul

[Armin]

Poul,
a very good start of the autuum season for you

[Janis Ruksans]

Today first Crocus damascenus started and few more of suworovianus. C. scharojanii flavus still didn't come up but tips of shoots are visible.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Autumn crocus blooming get speed. Every day new ones comes out. Today - Crocus suworovianus f. lilacinus (Czech origin)
Collection of Crocus suworovianus
and Crocus cappadocicus
Janis

[de.da.]

Hi (crocus)friends!
I´m happy to see your nice crocuses!
I'm looking forward to the autumn crocuses.
 
The first tips are already visible.
Ciao- Daniel

[de.da.]

Hello!
The Crocus fever is unbroken!   

And madness-that was fast!
Two Cr.speciosus `Albus` bloom in the meadow and in the flower bed.
The flower in the bed was today morning completely in the open- unfortunately I did not have a camera here.
I have the feeling that the flowers are very early - from the normal Cr.speciosus is not even seen a tip!
Bloom white speciosus always early?
Best regards Daniel

[de.da.]

Hi!
Only speciosus...but my first...





Greetings, daniel

[Rimmer de Vries]

C  tournefortii is my first autumn crocus to bloom in 2013
This is the crocus that does to close up at night.

[Yann]

Daniel you catched an intense blue tone. Nice shots

[de.da.]

Thank you "Yann"!
Unfortunately often only the background is in focus.
Ciao- Daniel