Crocus December 2015

[krisderaeymaeker]

Once again Crocus fleisheri from Chios ....

[Steve Garvie]

Once again Crocus fleisheri from Chios ....

That's a really bonny looking Crocus Kris!!!

[Maggi Young]

Yup, it's got a style with Style!!

[krisderaeymaeker]

Thanks Steve and Maggi . Chios delight .....

[Maggi Young]

Thanks Steve and Maggi . Chios delight .....

  Yes. tasty!

[ruben]

Very nice pictures of stunning Crocus Kris and Steve!!

[Janis Ruksans]

Chios plants of C. fleischeri quite often has dark brownish stigmas, but not always. I gathered some corms on 8 localities in Chios (was accompanied by Kees Jan) and stigmas varied from pale yellow to almost dark brown, most interesting was one gathering where two individuals had black connective on anthers (picture from last spring). I'm adding few more picture fragments from Crocus flaischeri on Chios - pictured last spring in my collection - note variability of stigma and throat colours.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Chios plants of C. fleischeri quite often has dark brownish stigmas, but not always. I gathered some corms on 8 localities in Chios (was accompanied by Kees Jan) and stigmas varied from pale yellow to almost dark brown, most interesting was one gathering where two individuals had black connective on anthers (picture from last spring). I'm adding few more picture fragments from Crocus flaischeri on Chios - pictured last spring in my collection - note variability of stigma and throat colours.

Very interesting Janis , thanks for adding this information .I have two other forms with dark petals (outside of the flowers) But they are not flowering yet . Here some pictures from 2014 ....



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[Janis Ruksans]

Excellent forms, Kris! I have only striped and never saw with completely purple outside. How looks inside?

For all Croconuts : Just are published excellent article from Dorte Harpke and HKEP about morphology and development of Crocus plants. Nothing so complete was seen before!

And another one - with 6 more new species - still not studied the last but you can download both on

http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/STAPFIA_0103_0027-0065.pdf

http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/STAPFIA_0103_0067-0080.pdf

[udo]

nice flowers from all, here my first spring species,
Crocus fauseri

[ruben]

Very nice that Crocus fauseri Dirk!

Here some korolkowii's start to flower:

Crocus korolkowii from Varzob Mountains (1000mtrs) in Tadjikistan
Crocus korolkowii from Talas Mountains (1200 mtrs) in Kyrgystan

[Yann]

What a festive season,may be snow in June?

[pehe]

Excellent forms, Kris! I have only striped and never saw with completely purple outside. How looks inside?

For all Croconuts : Just are published excellent article from Dorte Harpke and HKEP about morphology and development of Crocus plants. Nothing so complete was seen before!

And another one - with 6 more new species - still not studied the last but you can download both on

http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/STAPFIA_0103_0027-0065.pdf

http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/STAPFIA_0103_0067-0080.pdf

That is very interesting Janis. Thank you for sharing these articles with us!

I wish you and all other croconuts a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thanks to all for posting pics of your lovely Crocus. Next year, I will do my best to show you more from my garden.

Here is a golden jewel which flowered in my garden 17. July: Crocus scharojanii. The leaves in the background are C. pelistericus.

Poul

[Janis Ruksans]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE BEST IN COMING NEW YEAR!
Many nice and new crocuses in your collections!
P.S.
Snow in June? Once in my life I saw snow-flakes in air in night from 23rd to 24th of June, but in attached picture you can see me in horribly cold wind even not too high in Macedonian mountains just in June.
A pair of mine favourites from last season attached here too - seedlings from cross between C. concinnus and still unpublished species.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Excellent forms, Kris! I have only striped and never saw with completely purple outside. How looks inside?

Thanks Janis , inside looks much the same as the other one I posted ...