Crocus February 2008

[David Shaw]

Fair comment, Susan. There are a few, very few, suppliers like yourself that do grow all their own stock. What a pity that you can provide for such a small percentage of the market.

[Gerry Webster]

David S I think all nurseries source from Dutch suppliers. Pottertons have lots of mistakes also

Pottertons have removed C.cvijicii from their current list after discovering that their stock is C.angustifolius.

[Thomas Huber]

Mark, there are some exceptions

What a pity you don't have any Crocus, Susan 

[Susan Band]

Thomas here is one I do have. It is a seedling found in mum's garden. What do you think? worth giving a name ar are there too many similar?

[Thomas Huber]

Great plant, Susan - I don't know any named Crocus heuffelianus like yours.
Most cultivars in trade (Ruksans) are much darker, so why not giving it a name?

[Viola]

Slovenien, 20.02.2008
Crocus exiguus

[Andrew]

Welcome Viola, we like wild shots, did you have a trip to Slovenien, any more photo's ?

[Viola]

Kroatien, 21.02.08
Crocus biflorus ssp.weldenii

[Maggi Young]

Hello, Viola.... Karl... a warm welcome to you. It is good to see more crocus from the wild. You will see that I am editing your posts to put the name of your picture file in the post, this is to enable the Search facility to  find the name.
 M

[udo]

some flowers from this days

Crocus angustifolius 'Bronze'
Crocus heuffelianus 'Albus', similar 'Carpathian Wonder'
Crocus flavus ssp.flavus from NE-Bulgaria, over ten flowers from one large corm

[mark smyth]

Very nice Susan. Can I go on the waiting list?

[tonyg]

Great plant, Susan - I don't know any named Crocus heuffelianus like yours.
Most cultivars in trade (Ruksans) are much darker, so why not giving it a name?

That is a really nice form Susan!
I have one that is similar (but not quite such a nice shape) and here is the problem with naming them.   Similar seedlings will occur in your mums garden and elsewhere.  How will we tell them apart?  Will there be less wonderful forms masquerading under the same name?  Given the problems some trade sources have with naming for plants which are not very alike imagine the problems we have with cultivars!  I was at Wisley yesterday and the 'trade stand' was selling six different crocus, four were wrongly named and one of the other two was horribly virused .... and this was at a 'Crocus day'   ... and yes folks, one of them was cvijicii/angustifolius!  The other 'wrong uns' were all cultivars.
Having said all this, you could call it 'Pitcairn Purple'

[mark smyth]

I think 'Jean Band' would be great

[tonyg]

I'm sure Susan thinks Jean Band is great too   She'd be nothing without her!

[hadacekf]

A warm welcome Karl, we hope to see more plants from the wild and garden.
Franz