Crocus February 2016

[udo]

A sunny weekend and some new flowers yesterday:
Crocus caricus
    ''      cyprius
    ''      danfordiae or minutus
    ''      sieberi

[udo]

and more:
Crocus sublimis
            imperati
            suaveolens
            thirkeanus ( herbertii )

[Armin]

Great looking stuff Dirk 

[Yann]

yep the pot full of cyprius is wonderful

[Matt T]

I think I like these Crocus imperati suaveolens best as they are only just starting to open. The smallest glimpse of the plush interior is very tantalising.

[Roma]

I can't see any sign of Crocus imperati suaveolens in the garden.  It is usually up early with me but the corms were attacked by mice in the summertime.  I'd also planted out the ones I had in a pot so it looks like I've lost it completely.  I wish they'd reduce the numbers of Crocus pulchellus which is threatening to take over the whole garden.  A crocus like pulchellus which sets lots of seed and produces lots of cormlets is less likely to be wiped out than one which mainly splits into large corms and does not produce seed.  If I remember rightly the Crocus imperati came from Harold Esslemont a very long time ago so it's loss is all the sadder.

[Tony Willis]

Colour contrast in Crocus cvijicii. The one on the left is from Mt. Vermion in Greece and on the right  from Mt. Magaro in FYROM.

[Pauli]

Tony,

I have observed the same colours an no mixtures or intermediates. When someone researches these plants as intensive as the Turkish crocuses, I am sure there will be a "new" species!

[Tony Willis]

Tony,

I have observed the same colours an no mixtures or intermediates. When someone researches these plants as intensive as the Turkish crocuses, I am sure there will be a "new" species!

hello Herbert,nice to hear from you. As a total non believer in all the 'new species' I will wait until they are divided and then treat the results with total scepticism.

[ruben]

Wooow very special the one from Mt. Magaro Tony!! really nice

Crocus x paulinae
Crocus crysanthus 'Snow Crystal'
Crocus crysanthus 'Gaudeamus'
Crocus tommasinianus 'Bobbo'
Crocus x leonidii "Early Gold'

[ruben]

Be careful Cfred, you're Crocus olivierii 'Orange monarch' looks heavy virused!!

[Maggi Young]

Be careful Cfred, you're Crocus olivierii 'Orange monarch' looks heavy virused!!

Refers to this post on the previous page , I suppose -

Voici Crocus olivieri balansae 'Orange Monarch' dans la serre

.... but where  do you see serious virus signs, Ruben?

[ruben]

Maggy, on the picture you show they look very healty. I added the picture of the Narcissus page (thanks for using cfred) - but i think no its just because they are at the end of flowering! My mistake 

[Maggi Young]

Oh! I see  what you mean - I  thought you'd got the wrong  page!  I think  you're correct - the flowers in the narcissus pic are simply  going over.

[johnw]

Wondering how the name 'Gaudeamus' got past the registrar?

johnw