Author Topic: Crocus January 2007 (Read 53471 times)

snowdropman · « **Reply #75 on:** January 16, 2007, 02:37:59 PM »

Thomas - many thanks for clarifying, particularly about the tommies being sterile - I would be very grateful for some crocus that set seed (perhaps I can send you some snowdrops in exchange?)

Thomas Huber · « **Reply #76 on:** January 16, 2007, 02:44:40 PM »

Chris, I will surely have some seed setting forms more for you,
please contact me again in June! But then you have to change your nickname

snowdropman · « **Reply #77 on:** January 16, 2007, 02:48:56 PM »

Thanks very much Thomas - I will contact you in June.

As to changing my nickname

annew · « **Reply #78 on:** January 16, 2007, 03:35:07 PM »

Thomas, here are the 5th, 6th and 7th flowers on the corm of Mountain Glory that you sent me - not bad for one (albeit huge) corm! Also, the first flowers on a pan of C. baytopiorum.

Thomas Huber · « **Reply #79 on:** January 16, 2007, 03:42:03 PM »

Wow, Anne - what a sea of flowers from only one corm.
How many shots do you have on your corm? I see only one!

I found the first blue tips of your baytopiorum last weekend.
Hope they will wait until the frost period is over!

udo · « **Reply #80 on:** January 16, 2007, 05:09:07 PM »

Hello Anthony,
Iris histrio is not ever pale blue, see my dark form.
Tony, here Crocus hartmannianus with open flower,
sorry, a have not a better picture

Andrew · « **Reply #81 on:** January 16, 2007, 05:41:36 PM »

There seems to be quite a few C. michelsonii types around, this is mine.

Two weeks earlier than last year the same as C. gargaricus gargaricus.

Also out is C. sieberi 'Bowles White' and C. baytopiorum, both a month earlier.
Thomas this is what I have as C. corsicus so it is not too early.

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #82 on:** January 16, 2007, 09:04:01 PM »

Here is the second of my Crocus michlsonii 'Turkmenian Night' corms opening. Again I have to take its pic in the kitchen at night!

Lesley Cox · « **Reply #83 on:** January 16, 2007, 09:11:27 PM »

What fabulous pics from everyone. It seems that spring has arrived in the north. In January!!!

annew · « **Reply #84 on:** January 16, 2007, 09:23:31 PM »

Thomas, only one shoot, but lots of flowers.

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #85 on:** January 16, 2007, 11:01:06 PM »

Dirk, Chris Brickell describes Iris histrio as having "usually solitary, pale blue and white flowers....with deper blue markings on the falls". See http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Iris/Iris_histrio6_JL.jpg Your form is indeed darker than the norm. I. histrio ssp aintabensis is even paler blue. See http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Iris/Iris_histrio_var_aintabensis_JL.jpg

Thomas Huber · « **Reply #86 on:** January 17, 2007, 02:35:11 PM »

Andrew, please have a look in Brian Mathew's Crocus-bible: Crocus corsicus
doesn't have a yellow throat, but imperati has, so I think we both have imperati!

Anthony, your michelsonii "Turkmenian Night" is really the best of all!!!

Anne, what a pity you have only one shot, this means only one corm in summer!

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #87 on:** January 17, 2007, 03:47:44 PM »

Actually, green being greener and all that, I quite like Andrew's michelsonii.

annew · « **Reply #88 on:** January 17, 2007, 05:06:10 PM »

But it might be even BIGGER!

Andrew · « **Reply #89 on:** January 17, 2007, 05:42:40 PM »

Likewise Anthony

alas I only have one at the moment.

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