Crocus January 2014

[art600]

A new addition to my collection - Crocus danfordiae - thank you Tony W

[annew]

YT, we are all envious of your wonderful compact plants. The narcissus you sent me have buds. It will be interesting to see how tall they are grown in the UK.

[YT]

YT, we are all envious of your wonderful compact plants. The narcissus you sent me have buds. It will be interesting to see how tall they are grown in the UK.

Thank you, Anne The only thing is 'latitude', isn't it? I'm looking forward to see the result on the narcissus thread

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A new addition to my collection - Crocus danfordiae - thank you Tony W

And a nice one it is, Arthur, I like the soft colours !

[Tony Willis]

YT beautiful crocus,a delight to see.

My first Crocus pelistericus and
Crocus x gothenburgensis in flower,this is almost like a pure scardicus

[krisderaeymaeker]

YT beautiful crocus,a delight to see.

My first Crocus pelistericus and
Crocus x gothenburgensis in flower,this is almost like a pure scardicus

    This are two extreme beautys Tony and perfectly grown .
Here no sign of pelistericus yet (outside)
Don't grow Crocus x gothenburgensis  yet .

[Steve Garvie]

Two superb crocus Tony, perfectly grown as Kris says!!!

How do you manage them through the summer?

[Tony Willis]

How do you manage them through the summer?

Steve  they are in clay pots and sit in a north facing open sand plunge where they are kept wet by the daily rain that occurs all summer in Chorley.They never dry out and  the leaves usually die down in late September when the new growths are just visible. I do cover them in winter when we have days of incessant rain but try and take the cover off when ever possible.

[Cyril L]

Beautiful crocus from all.  There must be a lot more winter sun in Japan than in UK.

Crocus x gothenburgensis in flower,this is almost like a pure scardicus

Tony, does your C. x gothenburgensis flower regularly?  It does look very similar to C. scardicus.  My C. scardicus flowers erratically, maybe once every 3 years.

Two flowering now:
Ccocus aerius (first time flowering).  I have 3 plants, the other two will flower later and look more compact so far.
Crocus kerndorffiorum (my own seeds from plants ex. J Archibald seeds)

[Steve Garvie]

Thanks Tony!

I think I might possibly be able to supply the summer rain.  ;-)

[Tony Willis]

Cyril

I raised the C. gothenburgensis from my own seed obtained by crossing my C. pelistericus and C.scardicus both ways. Since reaching flowering size both them and the parents flower every year and I am now working on the f2 cross. My climate seems ideally suited to them.

[YT]

YT beautiful crocus,a delight to see.

My first Crocus pelistericus and
Crocus x gothenburgensis in flower,this is almost like a pure scardicus

Thank you, Tony Your F2 seedlings of x gothenburgensis sounds very exciting!

Beautiful crocus from all.  There must be a lot more winter sun in Japan than in UK.

Yes, Cyril But summer at my place is far more heat than the UK, so I cannot grow crocuses require cool and moist summer

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Cyril

I raised the C. gothenburgensis from my own seed obtained by crossing my C. pelistericus and C.scardicus both ways. Since reaching flowering size both them and the parents flower every year and I am now working on the f2 cross. My climate seems ideally suited to them.

Truly impressive, Tony !!

[Janis Ruksans]

A new addition to my collection - Crocus danfordiae - thank you Tony W

If your picture is correct and I well understand colours on it, correct name of this one is Crocus minutus. My greetings!
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

YT beautiful crocus,a delight to see.

My first Crocus pelistericus and
Crocus x gothenburgensis in flower,this is almost like a pure scardicus

Sorry, correct spelling Crocus x gotoburgensis.
Usually F-2 of this cross has fantastical colours!
Janis