Crocus March 2007

[Armin]

Ibrahim, wonderful! I enjoyed your wildlife impressions from Lake Abant
Sorry, no idea about C.paulineae...but very attractive blossom.

[Paul T]

Ibrahim,

Lovely pics of the Crocus in the wild in particular.  The blues of C. abantensis are really beautiful (in particular).  Down here in Australia Crocus season is only recently under way as well....  Only Crocus pulchellus flowering so far for me, but Autumn is only recently underway. LOL

[Maggi Young]

I found this reference for Crocus x paulineae :  Crocus x paulineae Pasche & Kerndorff in The New

Plantsman, 6(1): 44 (1999). [Pasche & Kerndorff, 1999]

[= C. abantensis T. Baytop & B. Mathew in Kew Bull.

30: 243 (1975) x C. ancyrensis (Herb.) Maw in Gard.

Chronn. n.s. 16: 528 (1881)].

Holotype: (Turkey) Bolu: Abant Mts., 1400-1800 m,

21.03.1995 HKEP 9516, in locis saxosis vel gramineis crescens (K)


It appears that the crocus was named by these two German plant giants for Pauline Dean, a British botanical artist,  in recognition of the help she had given them in their work on new taxa for the flora of Turkey.

I hope to find a copy of the relevant issue of the New Plantsman to read more.
Thanks again for the pix, Ibrahim!

[I.S.]

   Maggi. I thank you very much for your helpfull research about paulineae. The region and altitute are exact. So It means, I have many things to learn.
   Franz. You made me surprise. I think you know my country better then me. I have seen your photo on zigana pass too! We know lake Abant only in winter with very nice snowy forest, but it looks very nice in summer too. I also have seen some crocuses and colchicums which should bloom in fall. Maybe you have visited the area just a little bit earlier.
   I also would like to say thanks for all nice compliments..

[tonyg]

Wonderful images Ibrahim - I have just returned from a week away and the warm weather here will soon send all my crocuses into dormancy.  You show us how they should be growing .... in their wild homes.  Thanks!!  Now I must prepare for seed collecting, many ripe capsules to gather in the morning.

[mark smyth]

Tony many of mine are yellowing already - time for a potash feed?

[Andrew]

Tony many of mine are yellowing already - time for a potash feed?

If the leaves are turning yellow, I would have thought it's getting a bit late. I start when the flowers have just finished.

[David Nicholson]

Tony many of mine are yellowing already - time for a potash feed?

If the leaves are turning yellow, I would have thought it's getting a bit late. I start when the flowers have just finished.

Moi aussi as the French would say!

[Maggi Young]

I would have thought it's getting a bit late

Moi aussi as the French would say!

.......and that goes for the BD, too, though he was giving a late feed to some stuff that was getting a bit yellow, the other day before sailing off to Shetland !

[mark smyth]

I knowed I was following feeding advice. Looking forward to the man in Dublin next Thursday.

[Maggi Young]

Are you going down to Dublin, Mark?  Be sure to have time to see the botanical art exhibition by Rodella Purves, organised in conjunction with the RBGE, at Glasnevin, until 15th May. I've only seen photos, but they look fantastic.... huge painting of Pinus montezuma branches etc!

[mark smyth]

Of course I'll be there! The lecture theatre is in the main building where I assume the paintings also are..
Yes, I believe that's where they are. M