Crocus November 2006

[Thomas Huber]

Different forms of Crocus laevigatus are still flowering in the warm sunshine in my garden:

C. laevigatus SL171 from Evia/Greece
C. laevigatus albus and "Fontenayi" side by side
C. asumaniae
C. robertianus
C. ochroleucus

Hope, everything will be OK with my first photos on the new board!!!! 

[Andrew]

It all looks fine to me Thomas.

I had noticed the Crocus thread was empty and was going to post a picture but you saved me the trouble.

My C. laevigatus albus is out but Fonteanyi is nowhere to be seen at the moment.

[tonyg]

2 forms of C laevigatus raised in different years from seed but from the same parent.  Even in one pot there is variation.  The pale one on its own is close to the parent but the others have hybridised with other laevigatus.

[Martin Baxendale]

Thomas, what on Earth is that thing in the foreground of your C. ochrocleucus picture? Some sort of fungus/toadstool?

[Thomas Huber]

Yes Martin, it's a fungus, but I don't know exactly which one?

[John Forrest]

Hi Thomas
I must say I like to  see the little pictures of forumists next to their posting. It's like having a cosy chat with old friends (better say close friends so's not to offend other geriatrics like moi) and I remember faces much better than names.
I think that this is Crocus ochroleucus but again it is grown from seed and I have been fooled many times.

[Thomas Huber]

Yes John - I'm with you, I love the photos of the members that I only knew by name so far!!!
Especially Martin B looks better and better from day to day 

Your crocus looks like ochroleucus, but I wondered that the flower is opened flat?
Crocus ochroleucus never opens that wide, only like the two flowers below!

[Ian Y]

Here is Tony taking the pictures for you.


Earlier this week.

[John Forrest]

Thomas, the Crocus was opened up by my fat little fingers to show the inner parts for ID.

[hadacekf]

Hi,
Crocus ochroleucus is the last flowering Crocus in my meadow.

[I.S.]

I want to share my pulchellus photos which has taken just before captured to my pots. I think they looks better at the wild.

[I.S.]

last a few photos

[Maggi Young]

Franz, now I see a photo of you I feel I know you better, and not just your lovely flowers!

Welcome Ibrahim, good to have you join us here. You have found yourself among many Crocus friends!

[hadacekf]

Thank you Maggi !

[tonyg]

Here is (almost) the full range of Crocus laevigatus that Ian viewed on his visit here.  Ironic that I should go to Aberdeen just before the season started and Ian comes here just as the last few flowers show.  We'll have to organise that better next time!

The first shot is of some 'ordinary' seedlings.
2nd is a lovely large flowered white with gold reverses for which I thank Hubi.
3rd and 4th are a pot of very mixed seedlings.
5th is a close up of one of these which I think is a hybrid, with the pollen parent being a Cretan laevigatus while the seed parent was a pale medium sized and almost unmarked white form.