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Luc Gilgemyn

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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #75 on: March 09, 2010, 09:08:01 AM »
A nice potful Kris !
Better late than never  ;)
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #76 on: March 09, 2010, 10:35:29 AM »
After showing my possible tommie, supplied as minimus, I woke at 2.30am wondering if other winter/spring flowering Crocus have 'snake skin' sheaths and could my Crocus be something else?
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #77 on: March 09, 2010, 01:22:04 PM »
Kris

Will you be separating out the few 'speckled' plants.  I like these even more than the 'striped' olivieri balansae.
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #78 on: March 09, 2010, 02:41:43 PM »
After showing my possible tommie, supplied as minimus, I woke at 2.30am wondering if other winter/spring flowering Crocus have 'snake skin' sheaths and could my Crocus be something else?
Well its not a snowdrop that's for certain :D
It IS a tommy - like it or not ::)

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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #79 on: March 09, 2010, 02:49:33 PM »
Thanks Tony.
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #80 on: March 09, 2010, 03:24:12 PM »
Mark,
how would you call your tommie with the 'snake skin' sheaths?
Maybe "Crocodile Dundee Tommy" ;D
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #81 on: March 09, 2010, 04:23:24 PM »
-14°C last night outside, in the greenhouse -9°C
some hours later open flowers

Cr.biflorus ssp.?? Belpinar Gec, Turkey
Cr.sieheanus, grown from a single plant in over 10 years
Cr.sieberi ssp.sieberi
Cr.  ''      ssp.sublimis
and two pics from Cr.sieberi ssp.sublimis x gargaricus, it's a dream
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #82 on: March 09, 2010, 04:31:12 PM »
Nice C. biflorus ssp.?? and C. sieheanus!

Here Crocus are going over very fast  :'( too warm in the day. Good for me but not the Crocus. Most are lasting only a day or two.

This year I must feed my tommies very well most have one flower only per corm.

All Crocus and Galanthus fed today with tomato food.
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #83 on: March 09, 2010, 04:36:42 PM »
-14°C last night outside, in the greenhouse -9°C
some hours later open flowers

Cr.biflorus ssp.?? Belpinar Gec, Turkey
Cr.sieheanus, grown from a single plant in over 10 years
Cr.sieberi ssp.sieberi
Cr.  ''      ssp.sublimis
and two pics from Cr.sieberi ssp.sublimis x gargaricus, it's a dream

Dirk, did you create the sieberi sublimis x gargaricus cross, or was it bee-induced?  It is indeed a dream crocus, beautiful coloring.  It gives me some ideas about playing with pollen this season when I'm still unemployed.  All your other crocus are beautiful too... I don't think I've seen sieheanus before, so many beautiful Turkish crocus.
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #84 on: March 09, 2010, 04:45:24 PM »
Mark Mc, this cross is created with a paintbrush.
A great part from my crocus flowering in the most years
before the bees fly. This is optimal.
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #85 on: March 09, 2010, 05:01:28 PM »
Dirk,
excellent croci. Your cross is a stunner! 8)
It looks the flower is larger then sieberi, is this correct?
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #86 on: March 09, 2010, 05:15:39 PM »
Yes Armin, so is it. ;D
« Last Edit: March 09, 2010, 05:41:23 PM by udo »
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #87 on: March 09, 2010, 05:24:08 PM »
  Dirk your crocus are superb :P
Your biflorus from Belpınar; I think It might be C. biflorus subsp. atrospermus! Did you check the seeds?
Last week I have seen a atrospermus location they were not so dark like yours but maybe yours is a selected form!

« Last Edit: March 09, 2010, 05:42:32 PM by ibrahim »

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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #88 on: March 09, 2010, 05:55:13 PM »
I missed the hybrid. Good combination of cream and blue
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Re: Crocus in pots March 2010
« Reply #89 on: March 09, 2010, 05:56:40 PM »
Hello Ibrahim,

here is a pic with the outside from Cr.bifl.ssp.?? Belpinar Gec.
and my Cr.bifl.ssp.atrospermus from Tuzlabeli Gec.( sorry, not the best pics)
It is a great difference,
but by Cr.biflorus is all possibly.
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