Crocus, September, 2013

[Janis Ruksans]

In this entry some C. mathewii - the darkest I got from Cyril Lafong as "Pink form" - really very deep lilac and with almost blackish base.
Next two are wonderfull form of Crocus mathewii (JJJ-018) pictured from two positions - from side and top
And last in this entry view from part of Crocus vallicola collection

[Janis Ruksans]

On this entry Crocus pallasii - two very pretty forms - one from Crimea, another from Gothenburg BG
The third is Crocus pallasii from Samos Island (Greece) - so pale that not easy to recognise in it pallasii (may be it is another species?)

[Janis Ruksans]

And last entry for today is dedicated to Crocus speciosus
At first two oldies - cultivars Albus and Artabir
Then novelty -  Crocus speciosus hellenicus - described by me this summer - two pictures both from Northern population. Plants from Varnakovo received from another grower all died. May be one will alive. They are quite similar, all are very pale from outside.
And as last picture is albino from Tschatir Dag in Crimea
Janis

[krisderaeymaeker]

  What a fantastic selection Janis .

Here the first flowers of C. suworovianus .
Second flower on C. autranii.
Also first flowers on C. banaticus 'Snowdrift' 

[udo]

Nice Crocus from all, here my first flowers outside:
Crocus speciosus, grown from wild coll. seeds near Abant Lake
    ''             ''        'Blue Abant', a selection with a shorter stem from Abant
Lake seedlings
and Crocus nudiflorus 'Orla'

[de.da.]

Hi Dirk!
Very nice blooms!
Is that a white nudiflorus?
I didn`t see something.
Greetings- Daniel

[Roma]

Crocus pulchellus taking over the garden.  I like the flowers but the leaves can be a nuisance when they grow through small plants.  The colour varies from quite pale to a fairly strong blue but not as blue as the pictures.

[udo]

Hi Dirk!
Very nice blooms!
Is that a white nudiflorus?
I didn`t see something.
Greetings- Daniel

Yes Daniel, this is a white nudiflorus, very early for this species.

[David Nicholson]

My first two of the season from my very much slimmed down collection (got to save space somehow!) where I'm only growing stuff I've grown from seed.

Crocus pulchellus from 2009 Crocus Group seed sown October 2009 and first flowering this year.
Crocus longiflorus   "       "        "         "        "       "        "         "       "     "        "          "     "

[ebbie]

A wonderful Crocus longiflorus, David.

Crocus speciosus does not yet bloom with me, but Crocus banaticus.

[David Nicholson]

Thank you Ebbie, I'm quite pleased with that one.

[pehe]

Crocus speciosus does not yet bloom with me, but Crocus banaticus.

Nice clump of banaticus! Is the white ones the cultivar First Snow?

Poul

[pehe]

My crocuses enjoy the sunshine

1. Crocus nudiflorus
2. C. nudiflorus
3. C. pulchellus and niveus
4. C. niveus
5. C. speciosus

Poul

[pehe]

A few more

1 - 2. Crocus niveus blue form
3. C. cartwrightianus Marcel
4. C. cappadocicus
5. C. vallicola

Poul

[Janis Ruksans]

Again some sun and possibility to make pictures and pollination of autumn crocuses. At first two forms of Crocus assumaniae - the first from Baba-dag, another is white form.
On third picture you can see pot with seedlings of Crocus banaticus 'First Snow'. It is first blooming (seed crop of 2010) and most are purple but between them one white specimen shines.
Then Crocus boryi from Taygetos and as
last in this entry - very dark form of Crocus goulimyi
Janis