Crocus October 2008

[art600]

Has anyone noticed that both Martin and Oron look as if they have been on secret missions to deliver Cadbury's Milktray - perhaps to a certain young lady up north (there's always a clue)?

Art, your Boryi X laevigathus is just beautiful, very delicate, usually I'm not into 'hand made' hybrids but this one is really nice.
Does Peter still sell it?

Oron

It was bought last Sunday.  A natural occurring cross found in the wild by Peter & Melvyn.

[Oron Peri]

So now its even better...

[Kenneth K]

Crocus serotinus ssp salzmannii.

[Gerry Webster]

At long last a few of mine beginning to flower

Ian - your C. tournefortii is really handsome. It's what I think of as the 'old form', the one  most frequently seen a few years ago. These days most of the trade forms seem to be much paler in colour &, to my eyes, rather less attractive.

[ian mcenery]

Thanks Dom and Arthur for the ID

Also thanks Gerry for your comments on my Tournefortii. It is a favourite since it keeps open whatever

[Hans A.]

The first Crocus cambessedesii are in flower - I took this pictures yesterday during a hike through the mountains - a quite variable species. Here some examples:

[Hans A.]

nr2:

[Hans A.]

nr3:

[Hans A.]

... the last ones:

[Gerry Webster]

Hans - its fascinating to see the variability of C. cambessedesii in the wild. Many thanks. Your first one seems closest to the form most commonly seen in cultivation in the UK.

[ashley]

Another joy of October - SRGC Seedex crocus seed germinating well! 

Has Crocus sieberi nivalis now been elevated to species level (C. nivalis, SRGC #2007/1018)?

[ian mcenery]

Here is crocus medius as supplied by a British nursey though probably not grown on by him. Can someone let me have their opinion as to whether this is virused? It does seem to have the tell tale marks

[mark smyth]

Hans you have a great camera. Great shots of the Crocus and what a stunning variety

[udo]

some flowers from this weekend:
Crocus gilanicus
    ``   medius 'Millesimo'
    ``   medius from Mt.Bignone , thanks Thomas
    ``   niveus in three forms, thanks Tony
    ``   oreocreticus
    ``   vallicola, a late flowering form
    ``   banaticus, a more blue form, not lilac

[Gerry Webster]

Dirk - Very nice. The C. medius 'Millesimo' looks similar to the normal trade form (though virus free) while the C. banaticus looks like a very attractive  colour form. Where did both come from?