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mark smyth

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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #75 on: January 06, 2009, 02:24:07 PM »
That is a lovely Crocus
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #76 on: January 06, 2009, 02:45:23 PM »
Mark, when you showed your photo of Ushak Orange, you said
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Among my Crocus chrysanthus 'Uschak Orange' is one with an orange style. It also lacks the black bases to the anthers. Is this a rogue bulb? The colour is the same dark orange. My camera doesn't like the colour.

Michael has now showed his photo of that bulb.... can you tell me what the difference is, in real life  between what your eyes see of your flower, and what the camera sees of  both flowers?
That sounds rather muddled, sorry! What I am getting at is this.....to me Michael's pic looks to have an orange style.... I do not myself "see" the flowers of either  pic as being "orange" ......Help!!!
Please!
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mark smyth

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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #77 on: January 06, 2009, 02:51:19 PM »
Maggi in real life Uschak Orange is a deep orange with a red style. The camera shows it as a yellow/orange
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #78 on: January 06, 2009, 02:52:53 PM »
I've just brought Uschak Orange in to get some photos.
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #79 on: January 06, 2009, 04:31:14 PM »
Well ... they say a camera doesnt lie. The camera is correct in a way. Uschak Orange according to the RHS Colour Chart is in the Yellow-Orange Group. To my eye it looks darker with a slight hint of red.

The finer details of Uschak Orange
outside of petals - sorry I had to dash out to advise local library board on swift boxes
inside of petals Yellow-Orange Group 17A
style Yellow-Orange Group 28A

The paler style is Yellow-Orange Group 17B

« Last Edit: January 06, 2009, 04:56:46 PM by mark smyth »
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #80 on: January 06, 2009, 06:50:25 PM »
Janis,

Your chrysanthus 054 is a real beauty!!!
love the contrasts between style, anthers and petals.
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #81 on: January 06, 2009, 10:36:37 PM »
Janis, 069 the last one is süper.  :o 
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #82 on: January 07, 2009, 05:51:57 PM »
Superb pictures from all. Enjoyed very much.
Nothing to show yet from my garden - all deep frozen at -18°C last night.
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #83 on: January 08, 2009, 09:52:13 AM »
The thaw is under way and we are up to a balmy 2.5c. The crocus have continued to grow slowly whilst frozen in the plunge and today I have prised two out and brought them into the kitchen to open.

Crocus fleischeri
Crocus reticulatus ssp hittiticus
 
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #84 on: January 08, 2009, 10:04:06 AM »
What wonderful photos. Such delicate flowers.  It has brightened my morning.  Thank you.  Janine
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #85 on: January 08, 2009, 10:06:30 AM »
I bought Crocus fleischeri in 2007 and it was wrong
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #86 on: January 08, 2009, 10:16:19 AM »
Janine thank you.

Mark I posted another form in crocus december 2008 post number 99 and still have a couple more to flower.They vary a little but only in the amount of striping on the outside. They are my own seed.
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #87 on: January 08, 2009, 10:20:48 AM »
That fleischeri is really neat. Very delicate and distinctive.
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #88 on: January 08, 2009, 10:33:52 AM »
immaculate flowers and pix Tony !  Wonderful !  :D
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #89 on: January 08, 2009, 12:24:52 PM »
Very nice Tony.
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