Crocus in pots March 2010

[mark smyth]

March is here and it feels like spring has sprung except snow is forecast The sun is now high enough, briefly, to come over the top of the house to bathe the new troughs in the back garden with good light. Crocus were open early this morning. 9c most of the day.

C. angustifolius - common and cheap as chips but lovely
C. biflorus x2- I hope! Another missing label
C. biflorus weldenii x3
C. biflorus weldenii Albus
C. biflorus weldenii L and Albus R
C. sieberi George x2

[mark smyth]

When does biflorus weldenii become Albus? The photo of biflorus weldenii3, above, has much bluer bases than what I grow as Albus.  Is the white form variable?

[ian mcenery]

I thought I would post this one again as it looked so nice in the sun today

[Lesley Cox]

In my (past) experience, the greyish exterior forms of C. biflorus weldenii were under the cultivar name 'Fairy' while albus was all white.

[Michael J Campbell]

Sunshine today

Crocus abantensis
Crocus chrysanthus  zenith
Crocus gargaricus subsp gargaricus
Crocus jessoppiae
Crocus tommasinianus albus
Crocus tommasinianus ruby giant.
Crocuus subsp vernus .Oradea.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

The Green Isle seems to rule over Crocusland !! 
Great series Mark and Michael !! 

[mark smyth]

Thanks Luc.

They are looking good because the last few days have been very warm for the time of year.

[Armin]

Excellent images from everybody.

Mark,
this is what I have a C.biflorus ssp. weldeni "Albus". Flower tube white,  inner segments white or with a slightly greyish base.
In comparison C. chrysanthus "Miss Vain" differs from "Albus" by the black-tipped basal lobes of the anthers and the greyish base of the segments. Style in both cvs. is divided in 3 branches.
C. sieberi "George" is a stunner.

Ian,
a very nice flower of your C. sieberi. I like the center with the yellow sunrays!
Do you know which subspecis it is?

Michael,
I like your C. vernus ssp. vernus "Oradea".

[mark smyth]

OK thanks. My biflorus weldenii Albus are all chrysanthus Miss Vain My pot of biflorus weldenii contains two normal and two white. Confusion over and all relabeled

[tonyg]

I thought I would post this one again as it looked so nice in the sun today

A stunner Ian.  Mine probably look good in todays sunshine but I am at work   As my bike self detructed this morning (derailleur derailed ) I could not make the planned dash for freedom at lunnhtime.

[mark smyth]

Tony you could do what I used to do - bring a box of Crocus in pots to work

[Tony Willis]

there has been some discussion on variation in Crocus sieberi ssp sublimis and possible hybrids with Crocus veluchensis. This is a selection of sieberi all from seed from Mt Parnassus. Some may be hybrids?

[Tony Willis]

A couple of Crocus veluchensis from northern Greece for comparison. The second one is just finishing flowering and so is past its best.

[mark smyth]

C30 and C492 - stunners

[art600]

I think 492 rivals 'Carpathian Wonder'