Crocus February 2008

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Art - no pix visible here  

[art600]

Luc

There are now - I modified my reply

[art600]

Thomas

Did you use sand because it was cheaper than grit, or was this your plan?

[Thomas Huber]

Yes, sand is much cheaper here in my part of Germany!
Look at Luit's photos of the Dutch crocus fields. They
look like pure sand and grow very well!

[Thomas Huber]

I forgot, that I put a layer of 1-2cm compost on top in autumn!

[Lvandelft]

[quotechrysanthus "Goldene Sonne" - an old Dutch cultivar with a German name
- "Goldene Sonne" with some extra petals
][/quote]
Thomas, I'm just back from the field and saw under about 15 flowers one with extra petals.
Maybe it's worth it to separate this one?
Or is this different in other years?

[Maggi Young]

Thomas, so I may understand: do you mean you put a layer of compost on your lawn in autmn? Or do you take the stones off the rock garden and put a layer of compost then put the stones back? surely you cannot put a layer of compost over the stone beds, the stones will not come through again so fast?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks Art ! Very nice.
They were worth waiting for 

[Thomas Huber]

Luit, there's only one chrysanthus forming permanent extra petals: Goldmine!
I don't think my or the one of our friend will show the same feature next year.
If it does, it is well worth separating!!!

Sorry Maggi - I have to say, that I have two rockgardens now. The one with
the stones doesn't get a layer of compost each year as this is too much work
and I'm too lazy to do that. The second one hasn't got a stone/grit cover and
this one gets the extra compost on its sandy soil in autumn.

[Lvandelft]

Luit, there's only one chrysanthus forming permanent extra petals: Goldmine!
I don't think my or the one of our friend will show the same feature next year.
If it does, it is well worth separating!!!

Thank you Thomas, I'll make a note about this.

[art600]

Thomas

Sand is also cheaper here.

[Armin]

Armin and Martin, it seems you are having the same sunny weather on your Crocuses.
They are beautiful.
The only difference is that you in a smaller garden can wait for a moment without wind.
I'm a bit jealous because on the field where I take the pictures is always wind!   
Those seedlings are stunning Martin!
Armin, some of yours I saw today on the field, like C. chrys. Fuscotinctus and such a bunch in the grass is much more beautiful!

Luit,
many of my crocus are cheap commercial clones and are not the last trend. Those who increase over the years in my lawn are a great pleasure to me.
I woudn't be personal very unhappy if I hunt for/purchase rare species which I can't please and lose afterwards. just to satisfy my collection passion.

[Armin]

And now some special cultivars (most no longer available in trade) and species:
- biflorus ssp alexandrii "Major"
- chrysanthus "Spring Pearl" - first year in my garden, but looks like this will
   become one of my favourites 

Thomas,
I agree chrysanthus "Spring Pearl" is very delightful and desireable
Who sold/still sells this cultivar?

[Ed Alverson]

Here is "Snowbunting" (recently mentioned in another thread).  It is in full flower now, though the first flowers opened during a sunny spell 3+ weeks ago.  Given that it has survived my usual neglect, I'd say it is a good plant for a beginner like myself!

Ed

[mark smyth]

great shots everyone

Tony is Spring Pearl available in the trade?

When I got home from work the Crocus in my glass house were all wide open. It's great now because once again the sun shines inside in the late afternoons

These arent tommies but came in a garden centre packet as tommies