Crocus in the garden March 2010

[krisderaeymaeker]

Today in flower : Crocus kosaninii =Crocus tommasinianus

[Sinchets]

So early with you, Kris! Ours was just a nose, barely above soil level, before the snow arrived!

[tonyg]

The roadside crocus plantings in Norwich are approaching peak flowering.  Cold dull days don't make for great photographs but in brief sunshine last week I captured these images of spontaneous hybrids.  The original planting is a mix of common hybrids.

[krisderaeymaeker]

So early with you, Kris! Ours was just a nose, barely above soil level, before the snow arrived!

This year they are rather late Simon !They are slow growing in our rockgarden.
It is stil a small group .

[mark smyth]

Earlham Rd hybrids 05.jpg can I order 15 please

[Armin]

Tony,
every year Earlham Road is a source of surprises.
Lovely hybrids there.

Kris,
do you have also striped forms of C. kosaninii?
The one you showed us resembles strongly a tommie. Not easy to distinguish as both species are close related.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris,
do you have also striped forms of C. kosaninii?
The one you showed us resembles strongly a tommie. Not easy to distinguish as both species are close related.

This is the only form I grow Armin .Sorry no stripes...
So further investigation must be done I suppose . 

[Sinchets]

I do love those hybrids with the pastel-coloured outer petals.

[hardytropicalguy]

I am thrilled anything is blooming in the garden. About 2 ft from these lovelies is the remainder of the snowpack.  I believe they are plain old species type crocus tommasinianus.  They came with the property so I am not sure.

[Armin]

Welcome Tedd,
yes, nice crocus tommasinianus!

[Armin]

This is the only form I grow Armin .Sorry no stripes...
So further investigation must be done I suppose . 

Kris,
I have the uniform colored ones as you have and a striped form, but all without a yellow center/base. Sofar growth results were not so encouraging. Large corms split off in many small ones. Maybe a sign that they require a deeper planting? Must wait for this season.

[Lesley Cox]

Welcome to the Forum Tedd. We're all a bit crazy here, well, some of us more than others, but a nice kind of crazy I think.

Mark I really like your C. biflorus isauricus. It looks so sturdy and strong.

I get seed on CC. caspius, niveus, vallicola and nudiflorus, maybe a couple of other autumn flowering species. I only bother to pollinate vallicola as I have just a very few. The others do it by themselves. It helps to have more than a couple of clones though.

[Ragged Robin]

The roadside crocus plantings in Norwich are approaching peak flowering.  Cold dull days don't make for great photographs but in brief sunshine last week I captured these images of spontaneous hybrids.  The original planting is a mix of common hybrids.

Tony your roadside must look wonderful - lovely looking hybrids and I like the peachy coloured ones as well 

[Ragged Robin]

Welcome to this great forum Tedd, I think you will enjoy it and find lots of interesting information and wonderful plants grown from seed.

[Thomas Huber]

I have the uniform colored ones as you have and a striped form, but all without a yellow center/base.....

Armin and Kris, Crocus kosaninii has to have a yellow throat, see my photos.
Kris' plant looks like a tommie to me, also suggested by the white tube.


McMark: My autumn crocus do have a good seed set in my garden, except the very late ones like laevigatus.
Seems like the coldness prevents them from setting seed here. By the way: Great patch of isauricus!!!!