Crocus to identify? Post them here....

[Armin]

Lovely potful of C. goulimyi, Rimmer

[Janis Ruksans]

here is a pot of C. goulimyi flowering now from NARGS seed 2008-09 #882 and one is white. I don't recall this white one in past years of this pot booming. there are definitely several color variations in the seed lot all from one nice donor in Seattle.

It is excellent white!

[Rimmer de Vries]

It is excellent white!

Thanks

what is the best way to separate a single bulb from a potful?

Rimmer

[johnw]

Thanks

what is the best way to separate a single bulb from a potful?

Rimmer

Rimmer  - I stick a toothpick near the bulb if it's on the outer edge of the pot.  I sometimes take a picture of the pot and note where the bulb is on a rough plot plan and then take care not to disturb them when depotting in the spring, a mark on the pot edge assure the pot orientation is correct for depotting.  I have also tied a ribbon to the foliage and take care not (but that doesn't work) to pull the dried foliage off.

Wonderful talk by Mr. Young this morning here.  Hopefully he made it down to Raleigh in the big gale that struck here this morning.

johnw

[Rimmer de Vries]

Thank you John
i tried some of those methods but with not such good results, i usually have to line them out but space is an issue here.
Ian was here last weekend.
which talk(s) did you hear?   for us he gave the "high Rise assisted living" talk -very good. i liked the photos of him as a youngster with the huge grass garden contrasted to his place now! gives us hope that we too can create a garden of eden on our suburban lot

Rimmer

[Gerry Webster]

Thanks

what is the best way to separate a single bulb from a potful?

Rimmer

If you are careful, quick & try not to damage the roots too much you can tip them out of the pot while in flower/growth & repot immediately.

[johnw]

Thank you John
i tried some of those methods but with not such good results, i usually have to line them out but space is an issue here.
Ian was here last weekend.
which talk(s) did you hear?   for us he gave the "high Rise assisted living" talk -very good. i liked the photos of him as a youngster with the huge grass garden contrasted to his place now! gives us hope that we too can create a garden of eden on our suburban lot

Rimmer

Rimmer - Space is a big problem here too, so if those methods don't work due to too many bulbs per pot we at least snag the good bulb and a few of its neighbors when dormant and re-select next year.  When repotting I should have said we put the 2nd round one per corner of the pot and one in  the centre which makes the semi-finals a bit easier.

Ian's talk was Rock Gardens That Have Inspired but of course it was much much more than that.  We want a workshop at a quarry the next time he comes!

johnw

[Pauli]

Could that be a form of C. serotinus?

[tonyg]

Could that be a form of C. serotinus?

Yes, it could 

[Pauli]

  Thanks for confirmation Tony!

[de.da.]

 Hello at all!
Could someone tell me , if that could be Cr.serotinus?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jabitxu/10271920316/#
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12090378@N05/4190676851/#in/photolist-7ojjea-gQ5FmH
Thanks and adios (this photo is from Spain)!

[tonyg]

Hello at all!
Could someone tell me , if that could be Cr.serotinus?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jabitxu/10271920316/#
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12090378@N05/4190676851/#in/photolist-7ojjea-gQ5FmH
Thanks and adios (this photo is from Spain)!

Both look to be Crocus nudiflorus, the pic with many flowers certainly is.

[de.da.]

Thank you Tony!
Now when you mention it ...
I like this crocus-type!
Daniel

[de.da.]

Hello.
My grandfather made this photo at Malta.
Could that be Cr.cartwrightianus?
Thanks and ciao!

[pehe]

Hello.
My grandfather made this photo at Malta.
Could that be Cr.cartwrightianus?
Thanks and ciao!

It looks more like Crocus longiflorus to me.

Poul