Crocus October 2013

[udo]

Here it advances very slowly, the last nights were always under zero.
Only some new flowers today:

Crocus kotschyanus ssp.kotschyanus f. leucopharynx pale form with
the 'normal' form from this species
Crocus speciosus ssp. xantholaimos
Crocus serotinus ssp.salzmannii

[pehe]

A few crocus in the evening sun

1. Crocus gilanicus
2. C. gilanicus
3. Crocus vallicola, C. banaticus, Muscari 'Autumn Glory'

Poul

[Tony Willis]

Two views of Crocus mathewii

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Fantastic form, Tony ! 

[Graeme Strachan]

A lovely sunny afternoon in Aberdeen today.
Here are a couple of pictures of C. vallocola.

[udo]

some new flowers outside today:
Crocus banaticus between Cyclamen coum
     ''     cancellatus ssp.cancellatus 2 x

[udo]

and in pots:
Crocus kotschyanus ssp.cappadocius
    ''      karduchorum
    ''      karduchorum x kotschyanus ssp.cappadocius

[ian mcenery]

Some C vallicola from Crocus group seed sown in 2007 and kotchyanus from a 2010 sowing

[Gerry Webster]

Two views of Crocus mathewii

Very beautiful Tony. Your own collection I presume?

[Martin Baxendale]

I found a HUGE C. nudiflorus in the garden today - twice the usual size and producing two flowers from one corm. I have hundreds flowering and can't see another with two flowers to a corm, and can't remember ever seeing this before. I'd be interested to know if anyone has seen nudiflorus producing more than one flower to a corm?

[Tony Willis]

Very beautiful Tony. Your own collection I presume?

Gerry yes and I am pleased with them,they seem a good form

[krisderaeymaeker]

some new flowers outside today:
Crocus banaticus between Cyclamen coum

Very nice form of banaticus Dirk !
Here C. banaticus 'Snowdrift ' at his last stage ...




The usual banaticus is on his way to

[krisderaeymaeker]

I agree with Luc and Gerry ....Tony's form of mathewii is FANTASTIC !

[pehe]

Tony, that is a perfect mathewii in my opinion!
Dirk, a lovely dark banaticus and an interesting cross!

Crocus speciosus albus
Crocus vallicola looks great now, and there are some welcome variations.
Yesterday Crocus wattiorum opened its flowers.

Poul

[Martin Baxendale]

I found a HUGE C. nudiflorus in the garden today - twice the usual size and producing two flowers from one corm. I have hundreds flowering and can't see another with two flowers to a corm, and can't remember ever seeing this before. I'd be interested to know if anyone has seen nudiflorus producing more than one flower to a corm?

I've lifted and potted my extra-large C. nudiflorus to grow on and see if it continues to produce huge flowers and two flowers to a corm in future years. Since no-one has commented to say that they've seen nudiflorus producing two flowers to a corm, I'm assuming I was right in thinking this was unusual. Matthew describes it as having solitary flowers. Hope the twin-flowered characteristic proves stable.