Crocus January 2016

[Tony Willis]

Crocus biflorus stridii

[art600]

I received 3 corms of a Crocus biflorus sp. from Kot - many thanks

The 3 corms produced 10 flowers.  Can anyone identify the crocus please

[art600]

Several years ago I received seeds from the Crocus Group.  The seeds had been collected i Greece by a member and were identified by his numbers.

This year I was surprised by the first flower from GP06M11  I would appreciate your thoughts on what it might be.

I took the photos over several days and the colour became less with age, but was the startlnig 'purple' at the beginning

[Janis Ruksans]

Several years ago I received seeds from the Crocus Group.  The seeds had been collected i Greece by a member and were identified by his numbers.

This year I was surprised by the first flower from GP06M11  I would appreciate your thoughts on what it might be.

I took the photos over several days and the colour became less with age, but was the startlnig 'purple' at the beginning

Quality of pictures far too poor. If leaves without white midrib on surface - pelistericus.

[Steve Garvie]

Crocus baytopiorum


Crocus nubigena


Crocus michelsonii -Unfortunately there was insufficient light for the flower to fully open.

[papapoly]

With regard to:

GP06M11

Arthur I will have to check my records.  I believe it is Crocus veluchensis which, I collected on mount Ossa in 2011 where some very fine specimens occur.

Janis, it is not Crocus pelistericus since I have never collected in Macedonia.  I have collected, so far, only from various regions in Thessaly.

George Papapolymerou

[Yann]

Steve your photo are very sharp, do you use the EF 100 mm?

[ruben]

Stunning crocusses where shown! Here lots of rain the first two weeks of january followed by some frost so no flowering crocusses here :-(

[art600]

With regard to:

GP06M11

Arthur I will have to check my records.  I believe it is Crocus veluchensis which, I collected on mount Ossa in 2011 where some very fine specimens occur.

Janis, it is not Crocus pelistericus since I have never collected in Macedonia.  I have collected, so far, only from various regions in Thessaly.

George Papapolymerou

George

Whatever it turns out to be, it is a very fine Crocus.  Thanks for collecting the seeds

Arthur

[Steve Garvie]

Steve your photo are very sharp, do you use the EF 100 mm?

Thanks Yann.
Yes I use the EF 100mm IS macro lens.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Crocus baytopiorum
Crocus nubigena
Crocus michelsonii -Unfortunately there was insufficient light for the flower to fully open.

Truly amazing pictures Steve ! 

[YT]

Crocus michelsonii -Unfortunately there was insufficient light for the flower to fully open.

A lovely dark coloured michelsonii, Steve Where did you get it from, please?

[Tony Willis]

some in flower today,no sun brought into the house to open

Crocus michelsonii
Crocus cvijicii
Crocus biflorus ssp alexandri
Crocus nevadensis
Crocus baytopiorum

[Steve Garvie]

A lovely dark coloured michelsonii, Steve Where did you get it from, please?

Thanks Tatsuo!
I got this clone as a smallish corm from Jan Jilek two years ago. It came from stock that Jan collected -probably in Turkmenistan but I have no details of its exact provenance. It seems to be darker than the selected clone "Turkmenian Night".

[Maggi Young]

some in flower today,no sun brought into the house to open

Crocus michelsonii
Crocus cvijicii
Crocus biflorus ssp alexandri
Crocus nevadensis
Crocus baytopiorum

With the dark days we're having  it's lucky  that crocus are so obliging  to open when you take them indoors.  Every little helps!