Crocus to identify? Post them here....

[Janis Ruksans]

I bought the crocus below as crocus nudiflorus, however all the other pictures I have seen show crocus nudiflorus without any leaves. I have crocus goulimyi and it flowers with leaves but this lacks the more goblet shape. Your identification would be apprecieted.

              regards

                  Graeme Strachan

The blue one is 100% virus infected, at least few of whites, too.
Janis

[tonyg]

Lesley/Tony - Thanks for responding.
Below is a picture of the corm I got last year. (a pretty miserable little corm)
Tony - I would agree with you that I don't think it's speciosus as they don't have leaves when they flower.
Regarding virus, it is an older flower and I did "tweak" the photo (as it wasn't quite in focus) and this has enhanced the "blotchyness" on the petals.

             Graeme Strachan

Hmm - not sure if the phot-editing removes the virus threat
From what I can see of the corm tunic it looks to have some parallel fibres which fits with both C serotinus and C nudifllorus.  No evidence of stoloniferous activity so more likely to be C serotinus. 
The 'tatty' white flowers in which Janis suspects virus look to me like they are shrivelling with age ... if they emerged like that I would be concerned.

[Graeme Strachan]

Tony - The "tatty" white flowers were on their last legs but were beautiful earlier.

Thanks to all.

        Graeme Strachan

[goofy]

hello,
this plant was labelled C. cancellatus lycius.

can anybody state this?



cheers

[Janis Ruksans]

hello,
this plant was labelled C. cancellatus lycius.

can anybody state this?



cheers

Yes, it looks so - very branched style at level of anthers (not overtopping), white flowers.
Janis

[Kasun A]

Dear All,

Identify please. i am new in to this site and begining to learn more about crocus .

thank you ,
kasun

[ashley]

Hi Kasun, welcome to the Forum

This looks like Crocus speciosus. 
Best to resize your images before posting them (ideally not more than about 800 pixels horizontally and 650 pixels vertically).

[goofy]

hello,
this plant was labelled C. cancellatus lycius.

can anybody state this?



cheers

Yes, it looks so - very branched style at level of anthers (not overtopping), white flowers.
Janis

tks Janis,
the first from that guy which are correct named

cheers

[udo]

Hello Kasun,
i think your species is Cr.cancellatus ssp.cancellatus.
The leaves comes in late autumn or spring.

[Janis Ruksans]

Hello Kasun,
i think your species is Cr.cancellatus ssp.cancellatus.
The leaves comes in late autumn or spring.

I agree with you, Dirk. Of course, better to know how looks corm tunics, but such stripes are more characteristic for C. cancellatus.
Janis

[Maggi Young]

Welcome to the forum, Kasun. That's a very nice, tall Crocus cancellatus ssp. cancellatus  you have there.

[wooden shoe]

I thought this was Crocus hadriaticus but I'm not sure now. It looks like the anthers are forked too much. This Crocus is from north of Delphi in Greece from a field which is even called Krokus by the locals.
Any experts?

[Janis Ruksans]

I thought this was Crocus hadriaticus but I'm not sure now. It looks like the anthers are forked too much. This Crocus is from north of Delphi in Greece from a field which is even called Krokus by the locals.
Any experts?

Seem to be cancellatus subsp. mazziaricus.
Janis

[wooden shoe]

Thank you Janis.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Together with my brother we bought this Crocus at te same time and place. It is labelled as Crocus oreocreticus...
They have both flowered but as you can see there is a difference between the two.Now we had a discussion on our Flemish forum ...
Which one is true or wrong? Could anyone help us please?


Edit by maggi: the last photo is full size and will not enlarge when clicked. Corrected!!