Crocus February 2016

[ruben]

Some shots of the most advanced bulb bed
Crocus vernus 'Balkan White'
Crocus paschei
Crocus sieberii ssp. atticus x Crocus veluchiensis from Mount Parnasuss (selection Tony Willis)

[ruben]

Some pictures of crocusses yesterday:

Crocus tommasinianus JMG10 - a tommie with pink tips. First picture is now in the garden (still young plant- and second picture is the mother plant in John grimshaws garden (who selected this gem) when settled well.

Crocus tommasinianus RHS 6
Crocus crysanthus 'Jürpils'
a piece of the garden where i grow the crocus for more wet areas

[ruben]

Crocus versicolor from Alpes Maritiemes France
Crocus vernus 'Krasno Polje'

[Yann]

a few sunshine and some Crocus, thanks for sharing.
Never seen versicolor with such tones in the Alpes maritimes, you know locus?

[Tony Willis]

Crocus pelistericus,a white form with some faint blue veins at the base

[Catwheazle]

Crocus tommasinianus .... i think ....

[Dean C]

An unnamed little tommie and a couple of C.sieberi 'Tricolor'

[Cyril L]

Crocus pelistericus,a white form with some faint blue veins at the base

Tony, quite unique this white form of Crocus pelistericus.  I wonder whether seedlings would come true, but if it is all one clone it may not be fertile.

[Matt T]

C. sieberi 'Tricolor' is in flower here too - not rare or difficult but beautiful and very cheery
Also Crocus etruscus and
Crocus corsicus - this flower is huge!

[Tony Willis]

Tony, quite unique this white form of Crocus pelistericus.  I wonder whether seedlings would come true, but if it is all one clone it may not be fertile.

Cyril,I am cross fertilising them with another white one I have and so am hopeful of getting seed.

[ruben]

Yann, the versicolor is one i got from Frederic Depalle. So he will know the exact area.

Crocus heuffelianus ex poland
Crocus heuffelianus selectie John Grimshaw
Crocus heuffelianus 'National park
Crocus tommasinianus 'JMG 10' - special on this one is the white back (marbled)
Crocus tommasinianus 'JMG 3'

[ruben]

Crocus tommasinianus RHS 6
Crocus tommasinianus 'pure white form'

[Janis Ruksans]

First pictures this year. Outside stil;l snow and rain, temperature around zero +/- 2 C, and cloudy, so only very few
Crocus sozenii
Variability of C. athous
Crocus antherotes
Most likely new species from biflorus group in Turkey (SW)

[Maggi Young]

Super photos of these gems, Janis!

[Maggi Young]

The February issue of IRG is online......

Jānis Rukšāns discusses Crocus  naming .......  and there is more, of course........News of the North American Rock Garden Society's planned event at Steamboat Springs  this June .......and Grahame Ware  enthuses over Campanula coriacea.......


Find  IRG 74 HERE

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