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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #120 on: November 13, 2008, 04:47:38 PM »
Quote from: aruby on November 13, 2008, 03:54:59 PM
Andrew - was this your C.biflorus ssp. melantherus? :o

Luckily not Armin, a white form of C. cartwrightianus.
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #121 on: November 13, 2008, 05:27:06 PM »
Thank you all,

Here are some photos of C. Hyemalis in its natural habitat.

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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #122 on: November 13, 2008, 06:18:59 PM »
Oron

The anthers are spectacular on hyemalis and put melantherus to shame.  Do you get any seed on the plants you grow?
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #123 on: November 13, 2008, 06:51:54 PM »
Thankyou Oron and Artur for such divine pics of gorgeous plants
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #124 on: November 13, 2008, 07:01:52 PM »
Super pictures Oron !!!!  :o
So many species I'd never seen before !
Thanks again for showing.
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #125 on: November 13, 2008, 10:02:36 PM »
Such beautiful crocuses and wonderful pictures. Thanks to everyone from those in the far south suffering from Crocus withdrawal symptoms. It's great that we have so many members in many parts of the crocus world so we can see them in their natural habitats.
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #126 on: November 13, 2008, 11:03:39 PM »
Working our way to Nafpaktos we stopped whenever we saw something of interest.  Under some electricity pylons we found a superb site for Crocus cancellatus
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #127 on: November 13, 2008, 11:34:16 PM »
Our next stop was to see Crocus robertianus.  My pal Dan Robbins is ssen videoing the Crocus.  I have used the best of our photos and would like to thank him for some excellent shots.

Can anyone identify what I believe is a Cercis
« Last Edit: November 14, 2008, 09:14:20 AM by art600 »
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #128 on: November 13, 2008, 11:42:56 PM »
Not far from the robertianus site, was an astonishing find - Crocus speciosus  :o  I now know that this is  disjunct population, not mentioned in Brian Mathew's Crocus. but mentioned in a pamphlet he wrote in 1983.
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #129 on: November 14, 2008, 08:06:49 AM »
Quote from: art600 on November 13, 2008, 11:03:39 PM
Under some electricity pylons we found a superb site for Crocus cancellatus

Nice to see how modern technology doesn't necessarily need to be destructive to the wonders of nature... :D  probably pure coïncidence though... :-\

Wonderful shots Arthur - your hunt seems to have been a very succesful one !!  :D
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #130 on: November 14, 2008, 09:07:05 AM »
Quote from: art600 on November 13, 2008, 11:34:16 PM
Can anyone identify what I believe is a Cercis

It seems the 'Cercis' pic did not appear!

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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #131 on: November 14, 2008, 09:16:17 AM »
Gerd
Thank you -Cercis now added.  I am now adding N. miniatus pictures
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Arthur Nicholls

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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #132 on: November 14, 2008, 10:20:08 AM »
Art - many thanks for sharing the wonderful photos. How fortunate you were to find C. robertianus. Your pics seem to confirm BM's description of the populations as consisting of widely scattered individuals.
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #133 on: November 14, 2008, 10:39:53 AM »

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Can anyone identify what I believe is a Cercis

Arthur, I reckon this is  Cercis siliquastrum .......which can flower just about anytime and often comes late into leaf.
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Re: Crocus November 2008
« Reply #134 on: November 14, 2008, 03:47:35 PM »
Arthur,
Yes it is C. siliquastrum - but here in the north (Germany) it flowers leafless in spring.

Maggi,
Did you find this species flowering in autumn?

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