Crocus December 2009

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great looking (and sooo early) Crocus Jim, Janis and Tony !
Is Spring in the air ?? 

[mark smyth]

Crocus graveolens RIGA  brilliant colour combination

[art600]

Janis

Crocus graveolens 'RIGA'

Now that is what I call a great graveolens  

[Ian Y]

I have offered on a few occasions to organize a crocus tour in Israel and it is still valid!!
so both of you and other 'croconuts' are welcome, i think it would be great to hear more opinions regarding some of the populations.

Oron, I would also like to visit the Israelian Crocus with you and the other crazy croconuts.
Don't know if I will have the time, but please inform me if you have a date.

I have a lot of engagements already booked for Autmn 2010 but I would be very interested in a trip , Oron.... let's talk!

[mark smyth]

Can I be hidden in your luggage?

[Janis Ruksans]

Great looking (and sooo early) Crocus Jim, Janis and Tony !
Is Spring in the air ?? 

Spring is very far, next week here is offered minus 17 C   On Monday-Tuesday I will start covering of beds in greenhouse if weather broadcaste will not change. No snowing offered, so afraid about outside planted bulbs. Beds last night were visited by elk. Not very great damage, fortunately its way passed over large stocks making deep footprints and breaking shoots of muscari, scilla, corydalis etc.
Janis

[Oron Peri]

I have offered on a few occasions to organize a crocus tour in Israel and it is still valid!!
so both of you and other 'croconuts' are welcome, i think it would be great to hear more opinions regarding some of the populations.

Oron, I would also like to visit the Israelian Crocus with you and the other crazy croconuts.
Don't know if I will have the time, but please inform me if you have a date.

I have a lot of engagements already booked for Autmn 2010 but I would be very interested in a trip , Oron.... let's talk!

Ian, Janis, Tony, Jim, Thomas

I think the best time would be the first week of November when most of the Crocus should be in bloom, early rains would help but this is not guaranteed in this region.

I'm off to Crete November 13 so any date before it is OK.

At this time we can see; C. hermoneus, cancellatus, aleppicus [different forms], pallasii, hyemalis, ochroleucus + the intermediate form we were talking earlier.

Other species would be also in bloom: Colchicum steveni, antilibanoticum, hirosolymitanum, troodi, feinbruniae, brachyphyllum as well as Sternbergia clusiana and S. colchiciflora
Biarum angustatum, Pyrami, auraniticum, bovei, Cyclamen persicum var. autumnale, Narcissus tazetta var autumnale, N. serotinus, Muscari parviflorum, Scilla autumnalis, Pancratium and Vagaria, Urginea.

The only Crocus species we will not be able to see is a taxa [described as cancellatus damascenus, but obviously a new taxa] that flowers at 1000m in the Negev desert blooming early, in September.

[Maggi Young]

Ian is due to be in Canada at the end of October for a few days......

I know he really would like to do this trip, Oron!

[Oron Peri]

Ian is due to be in Canada at the end of October for a few days......

I know he really would like to do this trip, Oron!

Maggi we can do it also around October 20. i think 5 days would be sufficient to see all.

[mark smyth]

What about a mini discussion weekend in Israel? Evening lectures and day visits?

I'm at a similar weekend next year in Berlin where I'm giving a lecture. It will be a mix of lectures and field trips except this time we are looking at common swifts, gierzwaluw, vencejo comun, sis hachomot, סיס החומות, Црна чиопа, Kara Sağan, Čiopa, ciopa, chyorny strizh, Gierzwaluw (Apus apus), Vencejo común, Черный Стриж, Martinet noir, Rondone comune, rondoni, السمامة, Mauersegler

[tonyg]

I cannot promise to come yet - but I am looking at the details in hope!
Flights from Luton are not expensive .... also not available to book so far ahead.  ?Tel Aviv as entry point.
What about accomodation?  Travel within Israel?

[jnovis]

Hi all,ref. trip to see Oron, anytime Oct/Nov.OK with me. Tony-Easyjet go to Larnaca(Cyprus) from Gatwick. Prices at the moment around £100+. We could then catch flight on to Haifa, may be possilbility? Jim.

[Oron Peri]

Hi all,ref. trip to see Oron, anytime Oct/Nov.OK with me. Tony-Easyjet go to Larnaca(Cyprus) from Gatwick. Prices at the moment around £100+. We could then catch flight on to Haifa, may be possilbility? Jim.

Jim

Easyjet has a daily, direct flight from Luton airport to Tel-Aviv starting from 86 Pounds.

[jnovis]

Thanks Oron, have noticed that. It was just an option as Gatwick is 12 mls from home and Luton is 75 mls.
                                                               Best regards, Jim. (can you send me your e-mail address?)

[Janis Ruksans]

I just got e-mail from TIMBER PRESS that

The book (CROCUSES) will still be listed in our Autumn 2010 catalog, but the actual publication date is now January 15, 2011

I think that it is due shortening of staff what caused elongating of processing time. World crisis... By first schedule at present I will be finishing reading of proofs, but now it is delayed till February.
Sorry for earlier misinformation.
Janis