Crocus in pots March 2010

[udo]

Magnificent as always Dirk.  Where did you find Crocus aerius albus?  I only acquired the 'normal' form a couple of years ago.

Here the season is passing quickly in the warm weather.  Hopefully the bees are pollinating for me while I am at work.  The Six Pan shot below is from a week ago, the rest are within the last week.

Crocus vernus albiflorus is always one of the last to flower in cultivation.  In the wild it can be seen in flower through the summer months, as least as late as July.  I have been unkind about a form shown at AGS shows (and wrongly captioned as Crocus reticulatus in the latest AGS Bulletin.)  Here are some different forms including the best I grow.

Tony, i become from a friend some wild coll.seeds. After 3 years the first
flowers, three in blue and one in white. What for a happiness.

[Graeme Strachan]

I thought I would do something a little different with my still photos and made them into a little film - "Spring Crocus". I uploaded the film with music onto “You Tube” (It was my first ever upload).



Maggi – If this sort of thing is not suitable for the forum please remove it.

                     Graeme

[Armin]

Graeme,
nice video
Like the way the camera zooming into the flower throat together with the relaxing music.

[Maggi Young]

I thought I would do something a little different with my still photos and made them into a little film - "Spring Crocus". I uploaded the film with music onto “You Tube” (It was my first ever upload).



Maggi – If this sort of thing is not suitable for the forum please remove it.

                     Graeme

 Wow, Graeme, you've made a great job of that, it looks super.... I've watched it twice already!

[Graeme Strachan]

Armin and Maggi - thanks

         Graeme

[Maggi Young]

Graeme, I'm thinking.... you being so fond of crocus and having this rather fab film.... what about showing it at the Aberdeen group Members' night?
I presume you have it on a stick or somesuch and the projector etc will be there.....
what do you think? I think it will go down a treat as an illustration of a favourite plant! 

[Graeme Strachan]

Maggi,
         I could easily do that - I've got a few like this so I'll select what I think is the best one(or ones)

              Graeme

[Maggi Young]

Excellent, Graeme, that  will be super!

[Lesley Cox]

That was delightful Graeme and the music seemed just right for the video.
I wonder what flowers one might show to accompany "The Rite of Spring?" by Stravinsky. Something really spiky perhaps?

[TheOnionMan]

I thought I would do something a little different with my still photos and made them into a little film - "Spring Crocus". I uploaded the film with music onto “You Tube” (It was my first ever upload).



Graeme

Thanks Graeme, I love crawling inside crocus like that.  Very relaxing. 
Maggi, can we add sound to the SRGC avatars?

[Maggi Young]

McMark, as soon as Fred has cracked the problem of adding scent to the flower photos, I'm sure he'll get right on to the sound  

[TheOnionMan]

McMark, as soon as Fred has cracked the problem of adding scent to the flower photos, I'm sure he'll get right on to the sound 

I hope Fred is working on the scent feature, I keep scratching and sniffing the screen on some of the daphne postings
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5093.msg143793#msg143793

[Anthony Darby]

Crocus cvijicii 'Cream of creams' and C. heuffelianus 'Dark Eyes'.

[TheOnionMan]

Crocus cvijicii 'Cream of creams' and C. heuffelianus 'Dark Eyes'.

Anthony, are those seedlings in your 'Dark Eyes' pot?  Did you grow from seed?

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocus cvijicii 'Cream of creams' and C. heuffelianus 'Dark Eyes'.

Both belongs to my best selections, but here still only deep yellow cvijicii on a pair of pots showed noses. CREAM OF CREAMS allways comes later. From heufelianus only CARPATHIAN WONDER at present showed noses here. We still had snowing all the day yesterday, but today is deep fog and finally offered real warming at weekend without minus degrees in night. So outside beds still covered by deep snow.
Janis