Crocus March 2017

[Janis Ruksans]

The first is nice light yellow selection from very dark yellow population of C. chrysanthus
Then unusual forms of C. minutus
and last in this entry - C. thracicus

[Maggi Young]

As ever, Janis,  it is a delight to enjoy  your crocus photos and learn from every post.

I am delighted to learn that the AGS  will be stocking your book and also that it will be available from a supplier in Australia for those in the Southern hemisphere.

[Janis Ruksans]

In last for today entry
3 forms of C. simavensis - the first two my own collection, the third from HKEP
then C. sublimis from place where C. georgii is growing, too
And last picture shows floods near my garden this spring. Now water level still raised. It is pool and pump-house normally around 1 m over water level. Still 5 cm and water will enter my wife's Hosta garden where Corydalis collection and some other shade ,loving bulbs are grown. Never before something similar was observed.

[Janis Ruksans]

As ever, Janis,  it is a delight to enjoy  your crocus photos and learn from every post.

I am delighted to learn that the AGS  will be stocking your book and also that it will be available from a supplier in Australia for those in the Southern hemisphere.

Thanks, Maggi! Book was sent to German booksellers, too and the first box with books they got in good shape.

[Ian Y]

It is such a delight to see your Crocus pictures Janis, I have one to share today - Crocus pelistericus shown here growing in mesh baskets plunged in a sand plunge with Narcissus cyclamineus and Erythronium dens canis



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Crocus pelistericus

[Steve Garvie]

Nice group of pelistericus Ian!
I only have a few in pots.






I grow a few clones of Crocus x Gotoburgensis courtesy of Tony Willis, which I find easier to flower than either parent. Here is x Gotoburgensis:


and, in my best Kirk Douglas voice: I am Scardicus:

[Pauli]

Fantastic pictures of wonderful plants; congratulation Steve.

[Tony Willis]

Beautiful pictures Steve,I see your pelistericus is the form with a white stigma. They also come in orange (not separated into different speces yet!) Seems quite unusual to have two different colours and I have not noticed it in any other species. Brian Mathew noted it in 'The Crocus'

[Steve Garvie]

Beautiful pictures Steve,I see your pelistericus is the form with a white stigma. They also come in orange (not separated into different speces yet!) Seems quite unusual to have two different colours and I have not noticed it in any other species. Brian Mathew noted it in 'The Crocus'

Thanks Tony.
Intrigued by your comment on stigma colour I nipped out to check on the plant in the second image the flower of which is now going over -however it does have an orange stigma .....and is one of yours.

[Janis Ruksans]

It is such a delight to see your Crocus pictures Janis, I have one to share today - Crocus pelistericus shown here growing in mesh baskets plunged in a sand plunge with Narcissus cyclamineus and Erythronium dens canis

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Crocus pelistericus

Excellently growing pelistericus in outside garden. I have it only in  pots and only first nose is visible yet. Will see later. This winter was not the best for crocuses here even under cover - so many times frost changed to warm days, growing many times were stopped and many plants had damage on shoots, but in general I'm quite satisfied.

[Gail]

I work at the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital - the drive onto site has been enhanced by a lovely planting of purple crocus which is part of the Rotary Purple for Polio campaign to publicise their programme to eradicate the disease polio. Looking good today in the sun, growing with daisies in short grass.

http://www.rotary-ribi.org/districts/page.php?PgID=578150&DistrictNo=1090

[sokol]

The Crocus season is going towards its end here but there are still some that are coming into flower now.

[Yann]

that's wonderful 

[Janis Ruksans]

Last days of March but crocuses still are blooming here. I passed last week in hospital due backbone problems (after replacing very heavy boxes with my Crocus book), so many flowers were lost, but still some are blooming. Only picturing isn't very easy due some pain  still when I'm bending.
Crocus olivieri 'Albina' was found by Ibrahim in region where no C. candidus is growing, but seedlings of Albina perfectly replace mother plants. There are morphological features separating both, too.
Then most common form of C. cvijicii from Greece, very different from plants from type locality in Republic of Macedonia (the last picture). Seem that their DNA needs checking.

[Yann]

Hope you'll feel better within few weeks and relax a bit.