Crocus March 2014

[Cyril L]

A couple of crocuses on the raised bed today.

Edit to add names:
Crocus heuffelianus Carpathian Wonder
Crocus malyi Sveti Roc

[Lesley Cox]

'Carpathian Wonder' is a delight at any time, but en masse like that, is truly amazing. What a gorgeous picture.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Yesterday, finally the snow melted enough to locate my cold frame, Today the sun came out and several crocuses are already blooming!  A long wait for signs of spring in the cold snowy midwest, but the cold weather is not over, zero F (-20C) predicted again. still have over 12" average snow on the ground.

[Rimmer de Vries]

is this Crocus laevitates have a virus?

[Janis Ruksans]

Can't see any symptoms. I suppose it is healthy. Why you suppose it virused?
Sorry, couldn't enlarge the second picture. It stay on my screen small sized. As I can judge - there shine through petals outside stripes. Check the leaves - if they are plain green - could be OK.
Janis

[pehe]

Cyril, a very nice clump of Carpathian Wonder!

I have only a few in my garden, but I hope I can show a similar picture in a few years.

Crocus heuffelianus 'Carpathian Wonder'
C. veluchensis, cvijicii and pelistericus
C. cvijicii
C. pelistericus
C. sieberi 'Hubert Edelsten'

Poul

[pehe]

A few more crocus from my garden.

Crocus biflorus 'Fairy' ? They are less blue in life.
C. biflorus/chrysanthus cultivar
C. 'Vanguard'
C. vernus hybrid
C. chrysanthus 'Constellation'

Poul

[pehe]

And finally

Crocus minimus
C. korokowii
C. tommasinianus

Poul

[ChrisB]

Lovely selection Poul

[Lesley Cox]

I was regretting there are no crocuses in the south yet but yesterday, without warning, pulchelllus albus, kotschyanus, serotinus ssp serotinus, serotinus ssp salzmanii, banaticus albus and vallicola. So from now on it will be non-stop crocuses until October! Yeah

I've not noticed before especially, but do white forms almost always flower before their blue siblings? I know minimus albus flowers a good two months before the coloured forms!

[Stan da Prato]

large flowered crocus  are often planted in  mixed colours in public areas but can be effective as single or limited colours - five snaps  from the verges in one East Lothian village.

[Maggi Young]

lovely showy display, Stan  - they must cheer the spirits of everyone who sees them.

[Matt T]

I much prefer these plantings with a limited colour palette to the pick'n'mix you usually see. I think the purple and lilac combination is particularly effective.

[Ross Barbour]

Hey, great to see so many wonderful Crocus. I have this labelled as Crocus biflorus var. waldsteinii 'Fairy' Can anyone confirm this?

[tonyg]

Hey, great to see so many wonderful Crocus. I have this labelled as Crocus biflorus var. waldsteinii 'Fairy' Can anyone confirm this?

Crocus biflorus ssp weldenii 'Fairy' .... and it looks like the plant I have grown under this name