Crocus crossing

[Guff]

Yann thanks.

Will be starting on this bank after collecting seed this year. Making trenches this time and filling it back in with leaf compost. Making small holes to plant crocus seed didn't seem to work so well. Some seedling showed, but not like I thought it would.

[Guff]

Starting to see flowers on bank. Suppose to get cold again, so most of these will be gone by the time it warms back up next week.

[Jeffnz]

Lynn
Good crocus display. pity you will not see them last for much longer.
I see that your thib plant continues to re appear, the battery does show just how diminutive the plant is.
Regards
Jeff

[Guff]

Jeff thanks.

[Guff]

Winter has returned.

[Jeffnz]

Damn shame it was looking so great.


 

[MarcR]

Hello Tony, you have a very nice web site. Thanks for the links.



I went ahead and pickup some crocus at K.Van Bourgondien's. I'm alittle disappointed though, seems that that the ones they have listed as buy now, not all will come this year. But I did get the 50% discount.
I was wondering over there are the crocus any cheaper or are they more expensive? The price listed below are 50% off normal catalogs price.


In my experience, K.Van Bourgondien does offer very reasonable prices on some of their offerings; but their products are not worth having at any price.
Heres what I picked up.

1. SPECIE CROCUS PRINCE CLAUS (CH (10331) Qty 1 (Bag of 100) 
     Price $7.50/each $7.50 Ships After 12/16/06 
 
2. GIANT CROCUS SILVER CORAL (10016) Qty 1 (Bag of 25) Price $3.25/each $3.25 
     Ships After 09/12/07 
 
3. SPECIE CROCUS MIX (10335) Qty 9 (Bag of 100) Price $4.00/each $36.00 
     Ships After 09/12/07 
 
4. SPECIE CROCUS SNOWBUNTING (CHR (10334) Qty 1 (Bag of 100) 
     Price $4.50/each $4.50 Ships After 09/12/07

In my experience, K.Van Bourgondien does offer very reasonable prices on some of their offerings; but their products are not worth having at any price

[Guff]

MarcR, that was a long time ago, those prices were cheap...........compared to today.

Jeff, most of the early crocus were ruined from winter and rain. Now the Dutch Giant crosses are popping up. Deer seemed to have finally found the bank and ate away last night. Mostly doing crosses with Heuffelianus type pollen on Dutch Giants this year.

Some seedlings.

Nice dark Heuffelianus type seedling. Tricolor seedling, didn't think that set seed, but must have at some point.

[Guff]

I need to flag these and dig them up and replant in a new bed when they die down. Between the weather and the deer eating them it's very disappointing.


4 Heuffelianus type seedling.

[Leena]

I'm sorry to hear deer have found your crocuses. Dark heuffelianus types are really nice!

[Guff]

Leena, thanks.

Two more heuffelianus types seedlings.

[Guff]

Have decided not to start on the small bank. Seeds will be planted on the big bank. Did some select crosses and some of my Heuffelianus type seedling hybrids did set seed . Made a new bed for those seeds.



I did get around to planting these daffodils at the top of my small bank in front of my Tree Peonies. Was going to plant them in between each plant but that was going to be a pain, so I dug up the top 1.5 ft wide and the whole length of the bank and replanted.



Logs are to keep animals from digging, until I can get grass seed planted. I'm hoping some of the Tree Peonies flower come May......



Went the easy route this year. Raked out the grass, (moss likes to grow). Sprinkled the seeds, tossed some compost down and called it a day........

[Guff]

Coum and crocus bed, from 2013. That was a perfect Spring here for crocus flowers.

Can't wait until my grass bank looks like the video, one day......
 

[Yann]

a crocus sea!

[Jeffnz]

A host of .....
Very natural effect.