Crocus February 2008

[JohnLonsdale]

Maggie,

Frit. striata is one of those western US species that flowers very early normally.  It wouldn't stand a chance outside, of course.  The majority of the western species are like those in the central Asian Rhinopetalum group, with respect to flowering time, a number of F. stenanthera and gibbosa are also coming into flower here.

J.

[Maggi Young]

Frit. striata is one of those western US species that flowers very early normally. 

Really, I thought March in the wild was the time 

[tonyg]

David, I think we are talking about the same supplier that you refer to.  I had not ordered from them until 2007, the bulbs are all healthy and promise good flowers.  Unfortunately anyone who buys in and sells on stock without growing it for a year runs the risk of both being sold and selling a 'dud'.  I offered to check the corms for them last year but the only way to do this was to buy some ... by the time I received them and knew that they were not as labelled, it was too late.  Cvijicii turned out to be nice, ordinary C angustifolius.

Does this supplier not grow on any bulbs but simply buys in wholesale and sells on retail?

I did not mean to imply that - simply that some of their bulbs are bought in and sold on quickly.  This may well be true of many other suppliers too, of course.

[Gerry Webster]

I am the "gentleman" (I wish!) who contacted Anne about her form of C. hadriaticus, a form I used to have (from a Dutch import) under the invalid name of "forma hadriaticus". Apparently, she received her plant as C. hadriaticus chrysobelonicus.  I had two reasons for suggesting that her plant was the clone 'Tom Blanchard'. Firstly, the entry in the old web catalogue of the Dutch wholesale nursery HoogDix:
976-113
hadriaticus Herb. var. chrysobelonicus Herb.; see C. hadriaticus Herb. 'Tom Blanchard'.
969-014
hadriaticus Herb. 'Tom Blanchard' Named by Michael Hoog after D. (Tom) Blanchard of Blandford, Dorset, who introduced this clone. Flowers white with a yellow throat. The base of the segments have a purple tinge on the exterior. Fragrant. Ht. 7-10 cm. X - XI.
Secondly, the web photos of 'Tom Blanchard' by John Lonsdale. John queries the colours of Anne's plant. However, the  colours of plants vary somewhat according to cultivation conditions & temperature. I still think it more likely than not that Anne's plant is indeed 'Tom Blanchard'. 

[Armin]

The sieberi from Crete are a complete nusiancve in my sand plunge beds.
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Tony W., how does it come this cute C. sieberi it is a nuisance?

BTW C.vernus vernus pale form is a beauti, too.

[Armin]

Here are a few Crocus from this morning

This could be angustifolius bronze form

I'll show the possible corsicus again - what's your opinion Tony G?

korokowii Dark Throat

The next could be sieberi

vernus krasno polje open

Without going out to check from memory this is chrysanthus

Mark, beautiful shots. Mine in my garden are still

[dominique]

Tony w.  Really splendid pics especially the first sieberi-nuisance !!! danfordiae too
To day the sun shines after a cold night and Crocuses open maximum

[dominique]

still

[dominique]

the end

[Maggi Young]

I love to see the colour and shading on a crocus bud, the differing shapes and sizes....but the rush of delight when you see their happy little faces open in the sun... there's nothing like it! Bliss!

[mark smyth]

Thanks everyone and thanks to everyone else for sharing.

Can I go on the list also for the problem Crocus

[Tony Willis]

Dominique that is a lovely antalyensis,not one I find easy.Mine come from a site in NW Turkey, which has now become a dual carriageway, and seem difficult to get to a size to flower.

The sieberi self seeded into my sand one year without me noticing. Since then they seem to have come spread by me disturbing the sand as I move the pots about.

[Paul T]

Tony,

That crete sieberi would be welcome here too, although to do that you'd need to actually harvest the seeds instead of having them escape!! 

Dominique,

Beautiful pics!  Just beautiful!!

[Thomas Huber]

Another weekend with wonderful photos from all over the world!
Wish my own plants would open here. I have lots of crocus out
of the ground but it's still too cold for them to open 

I agree with John Lonsdale, that Anne's hadriaticus chrysobelonicus doesn't
look like h. Tom Blanchard. Here a photo of Anne's plants in my garden:


And the link to John Lonsdales collection:
http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/Plants_album/The%20Complete%20Collection/Iridaceae/Crocus/Subgen%20Crocus%20Ser%20Crocus/C.%20hadriaticus/slides/Crocus%20hadriaticus%20Tom%20Blanchard%200005.html

[Armin]

Dominique, a wonderful crocus series.
Your C. sieberi ssp. tricolor shows more wider white ring than the ones I know.
Where is the corms origin from?

Thomas, same situation in my lawn. Many shots but too less open.
Frost in the night, then in the afternoon 1hr sun - the rest was a dull day.
Some pictures for warm up.