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Crocus pulchellus continues to take over my garden.
What a nice plant to have as a 'weed'!
2&3. Crocus longiflorus - does anyone else think these are virused? Not sure about the patchy colour and the petals seem to be a bit out of shape
Could be virus. More than 50% chance. Old flowers sometimes go mis-shapen before collapse but the uneven colour marking is more of a concern. Are they all like it? I'd probably quarantine it away from other bulbs and see what happens next season - save and plant any seed that is set. Any doubts next year and it's curtains! Others would probably say 'curtains' right now
Janis , you lament the disappearance and authenticity of some older cultivars of Crocus speciosus . I am fairly certain that my stock of. speciosus 'Aitchisonii' is true to name . I received it in 1961 from Wilhelm Schacht , Munich Botanic Garden .