Crocus January 2008

[Tony Willis]

These are some natural hybrids between C. chrysanthus and C. biflorus pulchricolor from Ulu dag in Turkey. They occur where late flowering chrysanthus meet early flowering biflorus. They are fertile and I have the next generation seedlings coming on. Sorry about one falling over but it is warm wet and dark here.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

They look super Tony !
Thanks

[mark smyth]

I really like these warm browns

[I.S.]

   Tony! these are very nice hybrids.
The last one looks more C. biflorus ssp. pulchricolor.  I have seen some C. b. pulchricolor from Ankara. They were nearly like your last one.

[tonyg]

Fascinating hybrids TW - Bizarrely I have seen similar hybrid on a Norwich roadside verge where c mixture of blue, white and yellow hybrids are planted.  I did post a pic in last February thread. I will see if I can find it again.
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=228.30

[Tony Willis]

Tony behind the hut at the entrance to the National Park where you pay your fee there was a soldier with a large gun and bit of waste ground and about 20 feet by 6 feet with hundreds of mixed hybrids in every colour combination imaginable growing through rubbish .

[Maggi Young]

TG.. I remember when you showed those hybrids but I cannot find them on the page you cite, or any a few back or forward.... any closer tips?

[Lvandelft]

TG.. I remember when you showed those hybrids but I cannot find them on the page you cite, or any a few back or forward.... any closer tips?

And the same for me, please.

[tonyg]

Hi Guys - sorry you cound not find the pics they are on a post dated 25 Feb 2007 in the Crocus February 2007 thread.  I am away from home at the moment so I cannot re-post them.

(Possibly the link I posted is influenced by my preference of having 'most recent post first' - if yours is set to have the posts in the order they were posted what is my page 3 from Feb 2007 will be your page 16 ... does that make any sense  )

[Armin]

TG.. I remember when you showed those hybrids but I cannot find them on the page you cite, or any a few back or forward.... any closer tips?

Tony's Earlham Road pictures are on page 15 of the link http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=228.210

Tony W. , a very desireable beautiful hybrid.

[Tony Willis]

Tony G they are amazing.  I presume you did not have a man pointing a gun at you thinking you were a nutter for being on your knees looking at some weeds when taking your photographs!

[mark smyth]

These?

[tonyg]

Tony W - if you fancy a trip south I can take you to the very spot - if you are prepared to risk the threat from heavily armed traffic wardens   ... and yes I did feel a bit of a nutter as I wandered around the verges, more than one passer by offered to help me find whatever I had lost!

Mark - thanks for that. 

[annew]

Is there a way of vegetatively propagating crocuses, other than waiting for them to split?

[David Shaw]

People aren't allowed to walk their dogs on the grass verges in Norwich?