Crocus September 2008

[Anthony Darby]

Anthony, did you manage to locate your pot of Cr. kosaninii? Was it left at the show?

No, it has definitely gone west!

I have boryi in flower and will bring it into the kitchen to take its pic. Weather here is crap, unlike the tropic of Aberdeen, at the moment!

I notice that PC is sell cvijicii, and I quote "The flowers come in shades of cream, primrose and yellow. The yellow form only is illustrated, though our stock contains several colour forms, however all are deliciously and uniquely scented of Freesia.". At £9.50 per corm they are not cheep.

[Thomas Huber]

your C. speciosus ssp. xantholaimos with the yellow throat is suberb.
I just noticed my "Conquerer" and my seedlings have a yellow throat too. Consequentially I'm thinking "Conquerer" is a selection of ssp. xantholaimos. Can you confirm my presumption?

Armin, my Conquerer - or at least what I think it is Conquerer - doesn't show a yellow throat.
It's the largest speciosus I have in my collection, while ssp xantholaimos has only small flowers.

[Thomas Huber]

Thanks for these clear distinctions Tony, as well as the great pictures from everyone. 

Can you tell me where to find a good key to Crocus?

Ashley, there is also a key in Brian Mathew's "The Crocus".
Contact me via PM if you want it!

[Maggi Young]

Zhirair, I will send you a pm about "Orla"

[Maggi Young]

Hans, your pic of Crocus cancellatus is beautiful... such markings!

[ashley]

Thanks for those Crocus key references Gerry and Thomas.  Has the taxonomy remained stable since they were published? 

[Gerry Webster]

Ashley - Sorry, I forgot the key in The Crocus  - the pages are missing in my photocopy. Brian Mathew published some additions & minor revisions to The Crocus in The Plantsman(March & June, 2002) but he retains the same basic system of classification. I don't know whether Pasche & Kerrndorff have made any significant changes more recently - Thomas would know.

[mark smyth]

Anthony I was looking at the web site also. That korolkowii is a stunner

[Anthony Darby]

Too rich for me Mark. Here is boryi, kotschyanus 'Ayres' outside in a trough and serotinus clusii.

[tonyg]

I notice that PC is sell cvijicii, and I quote "The flowers come in shades of cream, primrose and yellow. The yellow form only is illustrated, though our stock contains several colour forms, however all are deliciously and uniquely scented of Freesia.".

Am I missing something?  None of my cvijicii have this delicious scent of Freesias.  Has anyone else noted it?  Perhaps I am just olefactorily challenged

[Lesley Cox]

I'm NOT olfactorily challenged, sniffing at everything and getting much pleasure from many unexpected plants but nothing from C. cvijicii, certainly not freesias! Maybe PC has a group of freesias growing nearby.

[Eric Locke]

Crocus Banaticus.
My favourite crocus enjoying the Autumn sunshine.

[Thomas Huber]

Welcome Eric - nice banaticus clump you have!!
Where do you garden?

Tony, I still havn't any cvijicii flowering in my garden, so can't tell you anything about their scent 

[art600]

Here is another photo of the veined Crocus goulimyi - I think this better represents the true colour. 

[Thomas Huber]

 
Great, Arthur!!!