Crocus in pots March 2010

[Luc Gilgemyn]

So you got there in the end Anthony !! 
It was worth the trouble - gorgeous cream coloured cvijcii  !!

[Anthony Darby]

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

'Dark Eyes' is from Janis, and the leaves will be offsets.

[Janis Ruksans]

Few crocuses pictured today. Fortunately it is cool and development not very fast.
Crocus cyprius now is in full bloom more than week. Looks that overwintered far better than previous winter.
Crocus korolkowii I'm representing by twp opposites new 'Snow Leopard' and very old 'Dytiscus'
Those Crocus reticulatus are from same locality near Pyatigorsk, Stavropol district, N. Caucasus, Russia - how different they are!
'Snow Crystall' is one of my best seedlings of chrysanthus/biflorus group
'Juurpils' from same group is raised by famous Latvian Tulip breeder Juris Egle
And as last today - pot with seedlings from my C. sieberi 'Cretan Snow' (back of petals more variable.
Janis

[TheOnionMan]

Few crocuses pictured today. Fortunately it is cool and development not very fast.
Crocus cyprius now is in full bloom more than week. Looks that overwintered far better than previous winter.
Crocus korolkowii I'm representing by twp opposites new 'Snow Leopard' and very old 'Dytiscus'
Those Crocus reticulatus are from same locality near Pyatigorsk, Stavropol district, N. Caucasus, Russia - how different they are!
'Snow Crystall' is one of my best seedlings of chrysanthus/biflorus group
'Juurpils' from same group is raised by famous Latvian Tulip breeder Juris Egle
And as last today - pot with seedlings from my C. sieberi 'Cretan Snow' (back of petals more variable.
Janis

Janis, each and every one is a complete gem!    Your C. 'Snow Crystall' is a sumptious delight, such full rounded blooms.  Looking at the variability of sieberi 'Cretan Snow' hybrids makes me glad I'm not working, so I could go out today and dab pollen on my crocus... the fun and excitement is imagining what sort of hybrids I might see in 4 years.  I don't have as much "gene pool" to work with, but several forms of malyi, angustifolius, and imperati suaveolens lent their pollen.

[Lesley Cox]

'Snow Leopard' is exquisite and I also love 'Juurpils.' Thank you Janis.

[Janis Ruksans]

Few from today
Crocus almehensis, close to chrysanthus but from Iran and with much wider leaves.
Selection of C. abantensis named by me as 'Acaban's Escaper'
and
several aquisitions of Crocus aerius but all from surroundings of Zigana pass, showing variability of this exceptionally beautiful crocus.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

On two entries several subspecies  of Crocus biflorus but as first - how looks my Crocus bed (flowering part) today.
The first is type subsp. from Italy
Follows subsp. atrospermus
subsp. fibroannulatus comes from NE Turkey, from old lava-fields, very recently described.
subsp. nubigena and pseudonubigana - both with black anthers
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

subsp. pulchricolor usually is dark purple, this white specimen was found not far from Bolu on road to Nallihan
subsp. stridii is spring blooming, black anthered subspecies from Greece
Last on this entry Dirk's hybrid 'Rainbow Gold'.
Janis

[TheOnionMan]

On two entries several subspecies  of Crocus biflorus but as first - how looks my Crocus bed (flowering part) today.
The first is type subsp. from Italy
Follows subsp. atrospermus
subsp. fibroannulatus comes from NE Turkey, from old lava-fields, very recently described.
subsp. nubigena and pseudonubigana - both with black anthers
Janis

Janis, I see that you have a few crocus in that greenhouse

What wonders you have, C. abantensis 'Acaban's Escaper', I'd like to have it "escape" to my yard , and while at it, maybe the delicate beauty C. biflorus stridii, with the outer dark purple feathering looking like gray etching from above, can "stride" on over to my yard.  The biflorus nubigena always "takes the cake" doesn't it, such a dazzling show-stopper.  Thank you for continuing to tantalize and feed the croconut lust.

[Janis Ruksans]

Today were sun. So Crocuses widely opened. In first two pictures view of my collection - the first is commercial greenhouse (in front C. gargaricus, light yellow is danfordiae and follows herbertii - another almost orange), second picture shows greatest part of my collection.
After that again Crocus korolkowii SNOW LEOPARD but this time with fully opened flowers
Next two - Crocus korolkowii APRICOT - most unusualy colored form (not find by me)
Janis

[Armin]

Janis,
marvelous crocus views on your collection and commercial greenhouse.
'Apricot' is lovely.

[Gail]

Wonderful Janis - I love the apricot one.

[Janis Ruksans]

Few more crocuses of today
Crocus dalmaticus
Two different stocks of Crocus hittiticus
Beautifully blooms C. sieberi x George (mutation of Hubert Edelsten selected by Willem van Eeden)
Crocus paschei and
Crocus kerndorfiorum

Janis

[udo]

Janis, really great pictures, especially the forms from korolkowii
here some from my last flowers this spring:
Crocus corsicus, Mt Cinto

[Janis Ruksans]

The last for today
Crocus leichtlinii
Crocus imperatii from Thomas Ch.
Two forms of suaveolens
And for tommy fans
Eric Smith - for the first time I have it with 8 petals, as it must to be
and two of John Grimshaw selections
Pink and
Pink with buff back of petals.
Some others tomorrow (too tired today)
Janis