Crocus February 2014

[Janis Ruksans]

Last night here started some warming. At present outside is heavy snowstorm and temperature raised up to minus 5 C. But two nights before in my greenhouse thermometer showed nights minimum minus 16. I brought in some Crocus ancyrensis pots for checking as pots looks frozen solid. Put them in coll spot for slow defrosting. Two were with flowers.
But here I want to show two stocks of Crocus leichtlinii - both from last years pictures. As you can see - flower shape in both is different but otherwise all features and especially flower colour is identical. May be I more like that with pointed petals, but another looks very good, too.

[YT]

Beautiful crocuses, Janis And I'm hoping your crocus collection have'nt got any damages by the roller coaster temperature...

Crocus biflorus subsp. nubigena.

[Janis Ruksans]

Beautiful crocuses, Janis And I'm hoping your crocus collection have'nt got any damages by the roller coaster temperature...

Crocus biflorus subsp. nubigena.

Excellent picture. Look as plants from Samos Island.

[YT]

Excellent picture. Look as plants from Samos Island.

Thank you, Janis These bulbs from YOU listed on your 2011 list. They have already fitted to my hands and climate

[udo]

Good flowers, Janis and Tatsuo.
Here my first Crocus this spring:
Crocus fibroannulatus

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Out here, Crocus abantensis is starting to show it's heavenly blue colour ! 

[de.da.]

Hello crocus friends.
Its nice too see your pretty crocuses.
Happy to read something from you, Dirk.
I am waiting for the day I can show you all my first special plant here. :-)

I love this forum.
I love crocuses.
Adios- Daniel

[de.da.]

I am happy to see all your prettys.daniel

[YT]

Out here, Crocus abantensis is starting to show it's heavenly blue colour ! 

I love abantensis, too, Luc

Here is Crocus michelsonii. There are 2 flowers only this season

[krisderaeymaeker]

Crocus fleisheri from Chios with very dark markings on the outside of the petals .

[YT]

Crocus fleisheri from Chios with very dark markings on the outside of the petals .

I've never seen fleisheri with so dark markings, Kris

Here is Crocus fleischeri 'Gulek Pass', from Janis. The stigma in left flower is less dividing and there are some black stains on it.

[ian mcenery]

Crocus fleisheri from Chios with very dark markings on the outside of the petals .

Love the deep coloured stigma on fleisheri. I find this one difficult

here a few from today

C sieberi Bowles white in the garden
Sieberi Ronald Ginns
pelistericus from a generous friend. Thanks Tony W I am waiting for it to open properly but the outside sheen is good

[WimB]

A few which were in flower here during the last couple of days.

Crocus atticus 'Michael Hoog's Memory'
Crocus chrysanthus 'Uschak Orange'
Crocus dalmaticus 'Petrovac'
Crocus fleischeri 'Gulek Pass'
and Crocus rujanensis

[Tony Willis]

Another two Crocus × gotoburgensis open today. I am quite pleased with the colouring on these

[frits.kp]

very nice Tony.