Crocus December 2015

[Maggi Young]

Thanks Cyril. I'm going to propagate this plant

By the way, where have regular formists gone They suddenly disappeared from crocus topic.

There are  quite a few regulars forumists  posting in the private world of Facebook, Tatsuo.
 I think it a  shame that they are not sharing their photos and experiences with a wider public, especially when so much has been made available to them here.

[YT]

Sorry to hear that, Maggi
The reason I started growing more crocuses is because this forum sparked my interest.
I guess unavoidable circumstances made them to go Facebook.

[Maggi Young]

It is very simple  to post pictures to Facebook from a Smart phone  and there is the attraction of  the "like" button !  Everyone enjoys being  liked and  for some it seems that is more important than  helping to  build  a permanent searchable resource such  as we have here to the benefit of anyone , anywhere,  who is seeking information on plants. Sad, but  inevitable in a world of instant gratification I suppose.

[ruben]

December and now started with flowering (all in open ground):
2 forms of Crocus laevigatus
Crocus cartwrightianus late form

[Yann]

Searching among facebook posts is a challenging task, forum is still the perfect structure for archives ordered.

Back on topic, in the greenhouse the autumn Crocus are wilted and the spring ones are just in spreading.
So i guess it's the same for several of us, this explaining the lull period.

[Matt T]

Too windy here to open the bulb frame, let alone take any photos! We might have a calm dry spell just before sundown tomorrow. Here's hoping anyway, as I've been house-bound and not had a good look at my plants in days 

[tonyg]

It is very simple  to post pictures to Facebook from a Smart phone  and there is the attraction of  the "like" button !  Everyone enjoys being  liked and  for some it seems that is more important than  helping to  build  a permanent searchable resource such  as we have here to the benefit of anyone , anywhere,  who is seeking information on plants. Sad, but  inevitable in a world of instant gratification I suppose.

I keep popping in but not many in flower here now.  Here's a survivor of the bad weather from a few days ago.  Crocus laevigatus.

[Maggi Young]

Great to see such good, healthy Crocus - especially cheering in December!

[Matt T]

'Just' some C. laevigatus from me too - CEH612 and a form with excellent markings that came from Dirk.

[udo]

Matt, nice to see this Crocus laevigatus.
Here some from my garden:
Crocus caspius
       ''    melantherus, seedlings in several forms
       ''    laevigatus

[Steve Garvie]

Crocus melantherus

[Tony Willis]

Very nice Steve,just been to see them in the wild where they were soggy with rain.

Crocus pelistericus in flower.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Change of the season ....

Crocus macedonicus and Crocus fleisherii both flowering at the same time .....

   

[Yann]

beautiful colors contrast

[pehe]

Change of the season ....

Crocus macedonicus and Crocus fleisherii both flowering at the same time .....

Yes, it is a strange season. The autumn flowering Crocus was very late, and now Pelistericus, one of the latest spring Crocus is flowering, not to mention yours, Kris.
None of mine are in flower, but there are 4 cm leaves and at least one seed pod  on my Crocus scharojanii.

Poul