Crocus september 2015

[ruben]

Great to see Matt! Banaticus is so lovely!

[ruben]

Here is Crocus cappadocicus also in flower. I lost it in open ground but it grews very well under cover.

[Matt T]

Great to see Matt! Banaticus is so lovely!

Isn't it! One of my favourite species, it's just so different, but then there's something special about all the Crocuses!! 

[johnralphcarpenter]

Isn't it! One of my favourite species, it's just so different, but then there's something special about all the Crocuses!! 

There is, and it's something I'm trying hard to resist! So many genera, so little time.

[ruben]

Crocus is a perfect plant Ralph. I have only 2 or 3 month without crocusflowers in the garden 
Its a perfect plant to get some colour before the tulips  . There are some species you can leave alone and or good garden plants.

[Janis Ruksans]

The first Crocus is out here, and appropriately enough it is C. banaticus 'First Snow'.

So early and pure white banaticus is only mine 'First Snow' but here still is too early for it.
Janis

[pehe]

The first Crocus is out here, and appropriately enough it is C. banaticus 'First Snow'.

My 'First Snow' will open in a few days. Crocus suworovianus is also in bud and scharojanii flavus has send up a second flower. An early clone of C. speciosus is flowering now, while my other speciosus is still under ground. It is raining to much today to take any pictures.

Poul

[pehe]

Here is Crocus cappadocicus also in flower. I lost it in open ground but it grews very well under cover.

Nice to see Ruben!
Unfortunately I get no flower this year. I lost all my potted mature bulbs but luckily I have some 2 year seedlings.

Poul

[ruben]

Hopefully they will flower in the next year for you Poul.

Here Crocus cappadocicus opened well today.
Crocus ilgazensis
Crocus kotschyanus HKEP 9317 ( from a nice swap with a very generous forum membe :-d)

[Janis Ruksans]

Here slowly starts blooming. Yesterday opened first flowers of Crocuys autranii. Blooms some of Crocus cancellatus gr.

[Janis Ruksans]

The earliest species from Crocus speciosus group is C. ilgazensis,. although some forms of Crocus puringhiorum can bloom even earlier. The earliest what I had bloomed at end of July but those were eaten by mice. The first ilgazensis came from Pottertom & Martin, next two pictures - plants collected wild on Ilgaz Dag (the last very dark form). + Biarum "splendens" - this name we gave to this very nice Biarum but by Boyce it isn't new species but form of Kotschyi (?)
Janis

[ruben]

Very nice Janis! I especially love the bicolored ilgazensis (12-TUA-146)

[Steve Garvie]

Some bonny crocus in the posts above!

A few are in flower here:

Crocus autranii




Crocus banaticus albus


Crocus karduchorum ex SASA -102


Crocus vallicola

[Janis Ruksans]

Fantastic pictures, Steve!
Here some pictures from last days. At first Crocus cappadocicus and its seedlings, then Crocus damascenus and as last - true Crocus hakkariensis from locus classicus, got from Dirk.
As some addition - Biarum ochridense - still blooms and together with other Biarums fills greenhouse with quite unpleasant smell during hot days (tomorrow offered + 29 C).
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Very typical Crocus karduchorum, originally collected by  Norman Stevens, Jim Archibald,and Seisums Arnis (SASA) in 2003 and its seedling. Colour of stigma can vary - from pure white to creamy yellow (as on Steve's picture). Then Crocus from C. pallasii group, not still identified. Those (as C. cancellatus, too) still need good revision and certainly several new species will come out. Unfortunately I'm too old to continue this research. In addition another Biarum - now B. kotschyi.
Janis