Crocus February 2014

[Michael J Campbell]

Crocus sieberi atticus

[krisderaeymaeker]

Crocus sieberi atticus

Stunning plant Michael .

Here my last clone of Crocus fleisheri .........What you think ?

[Cyril L]

Beautiful Kris, the purple reverse of the petals makes it look so much more attractive.  I only grow one clone, C. fleishcheri "Gulek Pass' which has not got this feature.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Beautiful Kris, the purple reverse of the petals makes it look so much more attractive.  I only grow one clone, C. fleishcheri "Gulek Pass' which has not got this feature.

I hope he grows well Cyril ...  This is a clone from Chios .

[Janis Ruksans]

All my plants from Chios has purple on petals outside but no one is so impressive. Turkish mainland specimens more often are white on outside.

[YT]

Here my last clone of Crocus fleisheri .........What you think ?

All my plants from Chios has purple on petals outside but no one is so impressive. Turkish mainland specimens more often are white on outside.

Then, you have a precious one, Kris

Here are Crocus chrysanthus 'Macedonian Ivory' and Crocus ancyrensis with dark throat.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Thanks Tatsuo ,Cyril and Janis .

Few more pictures ....

[krisderaeymaeker]

Outside in flower (in my peatbed ) : Crocus cjivicii gargaricus.

In the greenhouse : C. olivieri .

[uvularia]

Paul, do you have a picture of the inside of the flower?
Possibly it is Crocus veluchensis.

Udo , I am afraid this is the best I have at the moment.

[Janis Ruksans]

This is from Turkey in Europe. Provisionally named as C. alexandri, but name could be changed.

[tonyg]

Udo , I am afraid this is the best I have at the moment.

I think almost certainly Crocus sieberi sublimis.  I can see yellow in the throat and in other details it looks like sieberi.  Ssp sublimis is recorded in S Albania.

[Janis Ruksans]

Udo , I am afraid this is the best I have at the moment.

It is some of atticus, most likely C. sublimis. C. veluchensis has white throat. Both ar growing in Albania.

[Janis Ruksans]

Some of Crocus reticulatusCMGG - from Georgia, main Caucasus ridge
Pyatigorsk - foothills of Caucasus ridge
Azov steppe - S of Donetsk in E Ukraina (albino)
Colours not very good, pictures maid under atificial light, not so good for blue colour.

[Janis Ruksans]

More to West - the same species - C. reticulatus
Moldavia (Bessarabia) - something old flower
Greece - Mt. Falakro
and the last from Italy - picture from previous year. Didn't grow well last season and plants are not blooming this spring, although alive.

[Janis Ruksans]

The last today - C. reticulatus from Slovenia.