Crocus October 2014

[Janis Ruksans]

Tony, I misunderstood you. Of course - various forms interbred easily. As you, I never observed hybrids of laevigatus with other species.
Today again is sunny. We passed coldest night ever recorded at that date, but in my polytunnels temperature dropped only to minus 3.5 C. Not many new flowers came up. So pictures can repeat those made earlier, but those all are from today.
At first Crocus banaticus Snowdrift. So marvellous, that I couldn't resist to picture again.
Then two gatherings of Crocus laevigatus maid during my first Peloponnesus trip
and as last - one more picture of Crocus ligusticus (former C. medius) got from Dirk.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Now Crocus melantherus collected in same trip
Better picture of Crocus ochroleucus Boumana, Israel but again I visited greenhouse too late, when flowers started to close - I was busy with planting of last Regelia irises and packing of luggage for coming trip.
Then two pictures of Cretan Crocus pumilus
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

And last pictures from today
Crocus wattiorum - blooming not so abundantly as in previous season
Then one more picture of Crocus species nova close to assumaniae, but growing far to west from locus classicus
As last is one more specimen of virus infected Crocus nerimaniae. Corm was collected this spring - I supposed that it is caricus, but in pot one bloomed now - and as most of wild plants turned infected. Fortunately seedlings come up healthy.
Janis

[ruben]

Stunning pictures Janis, dirk and Tony!

Today I got flowers for the first time on a cross between Crocus hadriaticus and ? (unknown).
I like the dark yellow throat (from hadriaticus) and the dark purple tube.

Also a flower on Crocus ligusticus 'Millessimo' (virusfree) from Dirk.

[ruben]

A good group of crocus cartwrightianus 'Albus'

[Janis Ruksans]

Stunning pictures Janis, dirk and Tony!

Today I got flowers for the first time on a cross between Crocus hadriaticus and ? (unknown).
I like the dark yellow throat (from hadriaticus) and the dark purple tube.

Also a flower on Crocus ligusticus 'Millessimo' (virusfree) from Dirk.

First time when I can see healthy (not virus infected) C. ligusticus Millesimo! Greetings!
Janis

[udo]

Ruben, hadriaticus must be no hybrid. So seldom this colouring is not outside at all.

Variations of Crocus laevigatus from different seedling pots, some already blossom as two-year-old plants. Unfortunately, the Goldback form is reflected in the middle very much.

[Janis Ruksans]

Ruben, hadriaticus must be no hybrid. So seldom this colouring is not outside at all.

Variations of Crocus laevigatus from different seedling pots, some already blossom as two-year-old plants. Unfortunately, the Goldback form is reflected in the middle very much.

Agree with Dirk
Janis

[ArnoldT]

Crocus cartwrightianus albus

[ruben]

Thanks Janis and Dirk. Could it be hadriaticus lilacinus?

Dirk, laevigatus is one of my favorite crocuses. Lovely to see so much different forms.

[YT]

Crocus serotinus ssp. salzmannii, JJA 352.006, seedlings still continue pushing up their buds and I found a white flower one in the pot this morning

[Yann]

Cool nights and sunshine help Crocus to flower.

[udo]

Thanks Janis and Dirk. Could it be hadriaticus lilacinus?

Dirk, laevigatus is one of my favorite crocuses. Lovely to see so much different forms.

Ruben, this is already more normal hadriaticus. But what is quite normal in the nature?
Crocus hadriaticus f.lilacinus is mauve inside and outside.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Here Crocus melantherus in flower .

[krisderaeymaeker]

And also C. goulimyi ' Agia Sofia '  . (with many thanks to the kind gentleman who was so kind to give me this superb Crocus )