Crocus March 2018

[Jacek]

Today (Ok, yesterday, it's already after midnight) sunny and +15 C.

Current results of the competition for the Earliest Crocus Prize in my garden. Today second on the podium ex aequo: C. etruscus Zwanenburg, C. sublimis (Firefly) and C. ancyrensis

[sokol]

We had a warm but not really sunday also here. Many plants were coming out and opened during the day. First some yellows from self collected seeds besides the last one.

Crocus chrysanthus ex Olympos:



Crocus chrysanthus ex Rodopi:



Crocus flavus ex Olympos:



Crocus olivieri ex Kyllini:



Crocus gargaricus:

[sokol]

Some that opened during the day:

Crocus korolkowii Albus






Crocus vitellinus





Crocus weldenii

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Some from the Greek Islands.

Crocus harveyi ex Ikaria, just one bulb but four flowers.



Crocus nubigena ex Samos





Crocus rhodense from Janis

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Two more from Janis

Crocus reinhardii





Crocus schneideri





and Crocus stridii

[Maggi Young]

Crocus harveyi ex Ikaria, just one bulb but four flowers.

That is  a very hard working bulb! 

[sokol]

Some more from the last weekend. Snow and deep frost is forecasted for the next weekend and all open flowers will be frozen then.

Crocus fleischeri







Crocus stridii



Crocus paschei

[sokol]

The last ones:

Crocus nivalis from Northern Taygetos



Crocus sieberi Hubert Edelsten



Crocus vernus from Montenegro



Crocus veluchensis from Katara pass



Crocus malyi

[Janis Ruksans]

For the second day we have very dark weather with some snow in air. All flowers stay tightly closed, so no activities in greenhouse, but I had some time to resize some pictures for Forum.
I will start with darkest yellow C. danfordiae in my collection collected not far from Antalya to the west.
Then 3 pictures of one Iranian crocus, collected out of flowers on very steep slope near field covered with Anemone flowers
and as last - Crocus adamioides striped form from Turkey in Europe

[Janis Ruksans]

Again will start with yellow - colour of sun - so short with it today - it is the brightest yellow at present blooming - so named yellow form of Crocus antalyensioides
Then 2 pictures of Crocus bifloriformis from NW corner of Turkey
Then Crocus concinnus from near Akseki and as last in this entry
natural hybrid between Crocus alexandri x chrysanthus found on Mt. Falakro in Greek Macedonia

[Janis Ruksans]

In this entry typical Crocus biflorus from different spots in Italy. Two unusual included - one with yellow toned back of flower segments and single one with black into anthers found between thousands and thousands with pure yellow anthers. In population from Craco dominated white flowers but those from Basilicata were invariably blue.

[Janis Ruksans]

At this moment last entry (preparing of pictures takes time). The first is Crocus caelestis, collected by HKEP
Then three pictures of C. caricus from 3 different localities. Note yellow anthers without any hint of black in second picture.
And as last Crocus mawii (as I regard it).

[sokol]

Great crocuses! My favorite one is Crocus carica.

[Yann]

and look at caelestis  :

[sokol]

Last pictures before the next cold spell. Not really sunny here this spring.

Crocus veluchensis from self collected seeds at Parnassos when Paeonia parnassica was in flower.





Crocus dalmaticus Petrovac





Crocus tommasianus pops up everywhere in the garden, in the meadow, in seed pots, ... Most are normal but there are also rather dark or bicoloured ones.