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Luc Gilgemyn

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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #105 on: January 09, 2009, 08:01:53 AM »
Still as impressive as it looked when I first saw it last year Mark !  ;D

I'm very curious for this year's performance !
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #106 on: January 09, 2009, 12:55:25 PM »
11 flowers, Luc.
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #107 on: January 09, 2009, 02:27:06 PM »
Not bad after your poor growing season !!
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #108 on: January 10, 2009, 10:25:17 AM »
Thank you Janis and Tony for pics and explications. Janis, get better quickly I hope
Mark, Sunspot is always so delightful
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #109 on: January 10, 2009, 05:11:56 PM »
Thomas, has your Sunspot flowered yet?
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David Nicholson
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #110 on: January 10, 2009, 05:26:55 PM »
Where did you get Sunspot from Mark? I wanted to take C baytopiorum to our local meeting, so brought it into the house in tight bud. Within 10 mins it was like the first photo, and within 20 mins like the second! The yellow crocus is one whose label I've lost. It may have come from Janis Ruksans, or from Thomas. Any ideas - I think it might be a korolkowii?
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #111 on: January 10, 2009, 05:47:18 PM »
Anne - the yellow one is indeed C korolkowii.  Thomas or Janis will be able to give the form a name for you.
I am still green with envy of such a vigorous and floriferous C baytopiorum ..... you grow it very well!
« Last Edit: January 10, 2009, 08:38:58 PM by tonyg »
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #112 on: January 10, 2009, 05:49:46 PM »
Anne,

I am pretty sure that C. Sunspot came from Rob Potterton but he appears not to be listing it this year.

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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #113 on: January 10, 2009, 06:02:35 PM »
Oh yes he is!
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #114 on: January 10, 2009, 06:16:37 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on January 10, 2009, 06:02:35 PM
Oh yes he is!
Yes, indeedly doodly... Rob had some when he came to Aberdeen to speak in Autumn ..... money well spent in my opinion.... a bulb that brightens  your day and looks different ..... we have several buds showing..... I just love these multi-flowering crocus  - so much nicer than those snowdrops that just put a up a single flower  ::) ;D
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #115 on: January 10, 2009, 06:37:07 PM »
Note to myself: "must get Sunspot".
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #116 on: January 10, 2009, 06:40:24 PM »
send him an email today!
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #117 on: January 10, 2009, 06:51:03 PM »
Just received Rob's 2009 Bulb Catalogue this morning. Sunspot is in at £6 per corm, was £10, I think, in 2008. The catalogue is well worth a look, especially for you folks in the Eurozone (you know who you are, the ones with the strong currency :P  ) should be particularly good value given the current exchange rates. Also worth a look is Rob's alpine catalogue.
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #118 on: January 10, 2009, 07:01:18 PM »
Anthony: what a smart new avatar! Nice one.
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Re: Crocus January - 2009
« Reply #119 on: January 10, 2009, 07:02:07 PM »
Well I did advise you to hold onto those spare euro from your last trip David ;D
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