Crocus March 2007

[Joakim B]

Then some bulbs from my parents many of these are pots that I/we have had indoors and then put out.
To be truth full I bought them at the maret for great price and then "gave"/lend them to the girls at work and when the crocus where done (losing there flowers) they went to the garden. With that and others that have seeded we have some nice ones I would say even if may are of common background, but so am I so I am happy with them.
The crocus are lining the front Yard isle and first two pics of that I was not able to get all of the wright side as the bike shed blocked me.
Then a striped one top and side any suggestion of name is wellcome.
A Darker striped one top and side any suggestion of name is wellcome.
A Purpur with white edge top and side any suggestion of name is wellcome.
Bayby blue and baby yellow together at the neighbour nice ones but takes a time to get used to I would not have them together like that in one lump.
A dark yellow at the same neighbour at the end.

That will be the end for me unless my mother sends some pics of how it looks when the old ones in the summerhouse is blooming.

Joakim

[Thomas Huber]

Hello Joakim!
There are only a few names I can give you. Most of your big vernus flowers
seem to be of hybrid origin and unknown to me!

Gipsy Girl looks like Dorothy
vernus dark looks like Flower Record
Tricolor is correct
Lund6 = Pickwick
Baby Blue = maybe Blue Pearl
Baby Yellow = maybe Cream Beauty

Mark I've never seen a Crocus like yours, sorry, no suggestion 

[Joakim B]

Thanks Thomas
I suspected that they where of hybrid origen either by us or by the supplier.
But some looks nice anyway I think or even extra nice for that reason 
Joakim

[tonyg]

Mark - 9 out of 10 mystery crocus are tommies!  Take a look at the miniature bulbs image of white tommasinianus. 

[Armin]

here the last snap shots from my lawn... - its all (almost) over now 

[Armin]

the very last one...

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Nice show just before closing time Armin ! Now keep the lawnmower under control for another few weeks
Thanks for sharing.

[Armin]

Luc, no problem at all - firstly my mower is out of order and needs maintenance.

Secondly, I pollinated many crocus flowers by hand the first time ever - I'm eager to see the seed caps. Therefore, I plan the first cut not before mof June - regardless of the grass lenght...

[tonyg]

Nice pics Armin.  Watch for those seed capsules closely.  They can appear above ground very quickly when the weather warms up.  Once up they dry and open fast in the warmth .... and the seeds are lost .  Here many autumn taxa have well developed capsules and I am worrying that they will be ripe when we are away at Easter.  Good Luck!

[Armin]

Tony, I'll closely monitor the development! Many thanks for the hints.
But even in the event capsules open and spread in the grass before collecting I'll be not totally unhappy. My objective is to get a real crocus lawn!

Beside, I find it personal interesting firstly, to see how much more seed is developed by hand pollination compared to natural one (considering the comperatively low number of insects in Jan/Feb timeframe) and, secondly, how much more seedlings develop afterwards in the lawn.
On the other hand it could be also exiting to collect the seed and germ them in pots. It just a matter of a suitable place and enough time. Hmm. I still consider what I'll do...Anyway, each will be a new experience for me.

[Hans J]

Tony G. + Thomas ,

Today flowering my Croc. minimus - it is really minimus .
Sorry but I have not a digital camera so i will give here a short description :
Flower complete :3cm
Petals : 8 mm long + 4 mm broad
Color like C. corsicus -but 3 weeks later
Bracteole visible
Leaves 6 cm long and 1,5 mm broad .
I regret but I have only two plants - and just only one flowers !

Greetings Hans

[Guff]

I have some crocus flowering. Very heavy rains here last night, so the crocus did take a pounding. In the second picture, all those green sprouts are crocus seedlings, that I planted last summer. I should add my camera is very old and isn't able to take high quality pictures like today's cameras can.

[tonyg]

And finally ... the last to flower is this Crocus minimus brought back from Sardinia by a lady who really shouldn't have!  Just the one corm mind you.  Does this look like yours Hans?

[Hans J]

Tony ,
Yes my plant look similar .
Could you tell me the size of this flower ?
And I find it also interesting that this is by both of us the last flowering Crocus !
I'm now pretty shure that this plants which called "C.d.Bavella" -not C.minimus -I think thats hybrids with anything .

[tonyg]

Too dark now Hans for measuring the flower but it is about the same size as C minimus Bavella.  Neither of these two, both in flower here now, is as large as C corsicus which finished flowering weeks ago.  Interesting that you think 'Bavella' might be a hybrid.  Perhaps between corsicus and minimus there are enough different forms to join them ... as just one spcies?