Crocus March 2007

[Thomas Huber]

Ian, your unknown Crocus looks like another form of vernus ssp vernus!

Today I've seen thousands of them mixed with ssp albiflorus, heuffelianus
and tommasinianus together with Leucojum vernum in a botanical garden:

[Maggi Young]

 This is the first time I have seen lots of Leucojum in a lawn like this, lovely!

Looking back to "your little devil", Thomas, don't you think Celine is a little young for solo flying lessons?
And isn't it more usual to have an airplane?   Or at least a parachute?

[Thomas Huber]

Maggi, it might be more usual to use airplane and parachute,
but as you see: She doesn't need it! 
I've heard, some devils have wings - or were that angels

[mark smyth]

I hope she aims properly and hits grass and not patches of Crocus. I remember doing that when I was small and playing at the local park. No swings anymore due to continued vandalism

[udo]

Thanks for the compliments,
here view pics from my garden
Crocus vernus ssp.vernus,  Oradea, Romania 2 x
Crocus scardicus
Crocus minimus Bavella, 2 x

[ian mcenery]

Udo what an amazing Crocus that minimus Bavella is and I envy your Scardicus

Thomas thanks for the ID and your daughter must be well trained to miss Dad's flowers mine always managed it OK but it is the grandchildren you have to watch - little darlings  Just you wait

[Maggi Young]

I agree, the colour contrast from outside to inside petals of C. minimus Bavella is quite extraordinary. Such a dark, velvety purple, almost to black! Is the name Bavella from the place of origin, Dirk? Do you know yet whether it comes true from seed?

[tonyg]

Hopefully if I go out and encourage my C. minimus Bavella with a paintbrush tomorrow I can get seed pods like these!  Fantastic seed set on the autumn taxa and signs are good for the spring ones too.  Should be a good list this year!

Great pics as always - thanks guys!

[Maggi Young]

 

Is the name Bavella from the place of origin, Dirk? Do you know yet whether it comes true from seed?

  I should know by now where to find the answer to questions like that:
Tony's Crocus pages!

http://www.thealpinehouse.fsnet.co.uk/crocus%20pages/minimus.htm

"Crocus minimus ‘Bavella’ – this dark flowered form of Crocus minimus was introduced into cultivation by Alan Edwards who discovered it on the Col de Bavella in Corsica.  A few corms were collected and fortunately the plant breeds true from seed which is freely produced in cultivation.  A full discussion of this plant and the needs of Crocus minimus is to be found in the Quarterly Bulletin of The Alpine Garden Society Vol 68, No 2, pp241-242."


There, how's that for info?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

photos not visible here either - only the little red crosses ...
Help !!!!

[Hans J]

 

Is the name Bavella from the place of origin, Dirk? Do you know yet whether it comes true from seed?

 

Hi ,

I have visit the "Col de Bavella" on Corse several times - so far I see was there only Cr. corsicus - no Cr. minimus .
The most places that I saw on Corse grows only Cr. corsicus -exept on one place in the south ( Mt.de Cagna ) there was a C.minimus .

Greetings
Hans

[tonyg]

Hans you make an interesting point.  The distiction between C minimus and C corsicus is a fine one.  It is possible that future research will redefine these two.  To my eye the flowers of C minimus Bavella have a 'characteristic minimus shape'.  The flower of C corsicus are sublty different but my observations are based only on cultivated plants.  Your observations in the mountains are very interesting ..... do you have pictures?

[Hans J]

Tony ,

I will not say this location is wrong - but maybe is something happens with hybridisation or anything .
All the C. corsicus they I have seen are much bigger than C. minimus - I know C. corsicus from 4 or 5 locations -from one or two I have send Thomas some seeds .
Sorry - but I have not any pictures from this plants .
I have also visit Sardinia but not in the rigth time for Crocus .

Greetings
Hans

[Jim_in_mi]

I do not have a crocus collection, just a few odds and ends....though after all these great pics, I think I will be searching this summer for some that I "gotta have." 
Here are a couple in my yard, not sure names....squirrels are great at moving both the bulbs and the tags.  Our Crocus, here in Mid Michigan, USA, are just starting to bloom.
Jim

[udo]

Hello Maggi, the seed from my Crocus minimus `Bavella` is from
seed-exchange in the Crocus Croup. First flowers after two years,
this form is a good grower.