Crocus October 2008

[annew]

Thomas, what a great selection of crocuses! Here the C. speciosus 'Albus' you gave me are having their first flowers - beautiful, thank you!

[BULBISSIME]

Annew,
I also like your Allium callimischon 

Here is my Crocus matthewii a little bit damaged 

[tonyg]

Thomas, is this "pallasii"  Crocus pallasii hkep9814 2008-10-07-21.jpg not look more like a Crocus asumaniae? I see it has a good provenance... HK and EP!!

It looks very like C mathewii to me and as this and C asumaniae are very close (possibly the same species?) I'm not really at issue with Maggi.  The style is not the typical C pallasii 3 short branches.
Here is an unusual Crocus pallasii form Samos which masquerades as C mathewii.  (Not my own plant I'm afraid )

[Thomas Huber]

Thomas,Beautiful species, do you know the origin of this particular palasii? It is really interesting.

Thomas, is this "pallasii"  Crocus pallasii hkep9814 2008-10-07-21.jpg not look more like a Crocus asumaniae? I see it has a good provenance... HK and EP!!

I just had a look at HK's notes to find out the origin of the plant, when I noticed that he
named it "pallasii ??" !  The original plant came from Antalya, so it can also be asumaniae or mathewii.
Will ask him next time we phone. In every case it's a beauty, but its flowers did only last one day 
Hope my handpollinating was succesfull!
I had 5 corms, but only 1 was flowering, so it will be interesting to see if they all look the same next year.

[Thomas Huber]

Anne, my speciosus Albus looks like it feels well in your pot! 

To join Fred's and Tony's blue-throated beauties here some photos of my

03 - Crocus mathewii at it's best time
05 - close up of the dark mathewii throat
16 - C. medius shining in the sun
54 - a dark selection of C. medius
66 + 46 - C. longiflorus grown from wild collected seed - note the variation in the plants
04 - C. thomasii - a real beauty just like its namesake     
55 - bicoloured C. niveus with beautiful blueish outer petals and C. wattiorum in the background
19 - C. gilanicus from Iran, the "standard" form, not as beautiful as Tony's dark plant

[ranunculus]

Super images Thomas ... as always.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

It never seems to stop Thomas !   
Beautiful stuff.

The dark C. medius is a real beauty !
(as are all the others ...)

[art600]

Thomas

Beautiful Crocus as always.

The bicoloured niveus is difficult to photograph to show the delicate blue/lavender tepals.  On screen the plant looks white to me, yet I am sure it is exactly like my own plants.  Filming in bright sunlight seems to wash out the colour.  I found the same problem with the bicoloured goulimyi.

[Jim]

 The first Crocus to flower here is C. banaticus "snowdrift" There are five flowering corms (one hiding) and numerous little non-flowering ones.  I also have C. banaticus "snowflake" but it is still in bud.

[Gerry Webster]

Thomas
The bicoloured niveus is difficult to photograph to show the delicate blue/lavender tepals.  On screen the plant looks white to me, yet I am sure it is exactly like my own plants.  Filming in bright sunlight seems to wash out the colour.  I found the same problem with the bicoloured goulimyi.

Art - I have the same problem. I wonder if the photographers have any advice/suggestions?

[art600]

Greetings Jim

I said it was a stunning Crocus and now the Forum members can enjoy it.

Look forward to many more postings.  

[art600]

Jim

Can you please tell us where you garden - add a note in member's details.

[BULBISSIME]

Jim,

your C. banaticus "snowdrift" are splendid !!
I don't grow this form but I'll try to find it ...
Best
Fred

[Joakim B]

Welcome Jim and what a nice start You had
Kind regards
Joakim

[Brian Ellis]

Yes indeed, welcome Jim, what a wonderful picture to start off with.  Beautiful flowers.