Crocus February 2008

[art600]

And I thought you only grew Snowdrops.

Mark what are the Crocus in the right hand column, first 2 pots.

[Anthony Darby]

Lovely display Mark. here's Crocus sieberi.

[mark smyth]

Anthony is that a sea slug in the middle

Art the lower one is C. dalmaticus and behind it is sieberi 'Ronald Ginns'. I have a large varied collection including Colchicums, Tulips and Narcissus

[Anthony Darby]

Actually it's an anemone, as the muppets would say, and if you look closely you can find Nemo.

[Martin Baxendale]

I finally managed to get a half-decent photo of my best C. heufellianus seedling today. I find the heufellianus much more difficult to photograph true to colour than the tomms. They come in shades of purple-blue, which my camera always reproduces as paler and more washed-out than in reality, whereas the tomms in my garden are mostly reds and pinks, which reproduce better in sunlight than purple-blues. I have the same problem with my masses of C. nudiflorus in the autumn. I have lots grown from seed, but they always look much darker and richer in reality than they do in the photos, where they look pale and washed out.

Anyway, this seedling is my favourite, not because if its rich interior colour but for its strong outside markings.

[ian mcenery]

A few tommies out today.

[Martin Baxendale]

Someone please tell me if I've been spelling heufellianus wrong. It's late and I'm too tired to look it up in Brian Mathew's book even though I can see it on the bookshelf. Lazy! But I need sleep.

that's how we spell it! But I see it is missing an "f" and has an extra "l"  !! M

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Things keep getting better and showier around here !
Great view Mark - a glasshouse at it's peak !

I agree with you Martin, these heufelianus' are a fascinating species - I need to get hold of some more myself 

C. sieberi never lets you down now does it Anthony - great looking specimen you've got there.

Your tommies look very happy indeed Ian - mine do lots worse than this... clumps the size of yours only produced 2 - 3 flowers this season... 

[ian mcenery]

Luc I think it was the summer my clumps were also better last year. Now next year ................. 

[Thomas Huber]

Martin, you have a wonderful range of seedlings in your garden!
The speckled tommies and the heuffelianus are just great!
PS: Please note the spelling of "heuffelianus"!!

[Maggi Young]

Thank you, Thoams Thomas  ... heuffelianus... heuffelianus   

[Martin Baxendale]

Please note the spelling of "heuffelianus"!!

Thanks, Thomas. I realised later that all I needed to do was check it in Janis Ruksan's catalogue. I looked it up this morning in Brian Mathew's monograph and he had both heuffelianus and scepusiensis as just large-flowered variants of vernus.

The sun is shining and the crosus open so I must go out and continue with one of my occasional hobbies - crossing the tomms and the heuffelianus to see if I can get some nice hybrids.

Oh, and change all my labels that say "nice C. heufellianus seedling" ! 

[Anthony Darby]

Please note the spelling of "heuffelianus"!!

Thanks, Thomas. I realised later that all I needed to do was check it in Janis Ruksan's catalogue. I looked it up this morning in Brian Mathew's monograph and he had both heuffelianus and scepusiensis as just large-flowered variants of vernus.

The sun is shining and the crosus open so I must go out and continue with one of my occasional hobbies - crossing the tomms and the heuffelianus to see if I can get some nice hybrids.

Oh, and change all my labels that say "nice C. heufellianus seedling" ! 

I don't think the croci will mind, unless you theenk they weel go in the heuff?

[Armin]

Lovely pix from everybody.

Thomas,thanks

Tony, it is sad to hear your crocus collection is suffering.
Wish you a lot of skills for a successful remedy.
Great pix from Norwich roadside.

Mark,for me your poor white tommie looks like overstressed by spring sunshine...anyway it was a beautiful flower. Would water and feed potash for recovery...

Martin, wow - a super heuffelianus.

Anthony, would be pleased to have one like your C.sieberi in my garden.

[Michael J Campbell]

Here are a few in bloom today.
 1 Crocus abantensis
 2    "      Medius
 3    "      Vernus