Crocus in the garden March 2010

[cohan]

john--wow--that is bulking up! i think that's a cultivar i need...lol

Cohan

Send me a pm in summer.

johnw

thanks, john

[ArnoldT]

Crocus heuffelianus "Dark Eyes"

[Maggi Young]

Arnold, I see you are revealing your colours as something of a Croconut.........

[ArnoldT]

Maggi:

So much to do, but so little( space) time.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wow John, you seem to grow a mean Crocus !! 
I love these big clumps !!

[johnw]

Wow John, you seem to grow a mean Crocus !! 
I love these big clumps !!

Luc

Ken will have to take the blame for those big clumps.  He uses a lot of well-rotted cow manure and ground oak leaves as a mulch. 

We're happy it's a tommie! Hopefully tommasinianus Roseus will do as well.

johnw

[Ragged Robin]

Crocus heuffelianus "Dark Eyes"

Arnold, they are superb  Looking forward to seeing more of your crocuses

[Anthony Darby]

I have just one flower of this one out now, in a pot on the open frame.

[TheOnionMan]

A warm spell really had crocus popping, so I am uploading a series of photos.  I am very pleased with my program of sowing seed in-situ" to bulk up crocus clumps, although at the same time, I am aware of the issue of growing named cultivars from seed and I'm not offering any such seed-grown plants to others under those names, these are for my enjoyment   The last couple days turned cold again, but this actually gives a photo opportunity to capture the partially open floral disposition. Bees, bees everywhere!

gargaricus - with golden "lipstick" buds pushing through at soil level
gargaricus - 3 days later, many more flowers
biflorus ssp. isauricus - full flower, 10-petalled flower was nibbled
angustifolius - many seedlings, this clump is bulking up, including flowering seedlings
angustifolius form, with less brown veining than most
angustifolius form, with etruscus 'Rosalind' behind
etruscus 'Rosalind' with sieberi 'Firefly' behind
etruscus 'Rosalind' top view, with one darker seedling at top.
malyi 'Ballerina'
sieberi 'Firefly'

[TheOnionMan]

Round 2

chrysanthus - open pollinated hybrid seedlings
imperati suaveolens - side view, slow growing, sets little seed, wish I could bulk it up more
imperati suaveolens - top view
angustifolius - form with little brown veining, etruscus 'Rosalind' behind
kosaninii - bee activity
kosaninii - bee activity, different angle
kosaninii - cold day, flowers not opening much
kosaninii - cold day, flowers not opening much, different angle
kosaninii - top view, clump enlarged with lots of in-situ sown seed
view of kosaninii, angustifolius, & malyi 'Ballerina'

[Armin]

Mark,
excellent images and wonderful crocus clumps
Like in particular your cv. Rosalind, C. imperati ssp. suavolens and C. kosaninii.

[Thomas Huber]

Wonderful shots, Mark.
Do you have seeds on your kosaninii?
Mine have never set any 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Impressive show McMark !! 
I'm sure there must be more beautiful hybrids hidden somewhere... 

[Ragged Robin]

A fantastic, explosive display McMark:

etruscus 'Rosalind' with sieberi 'Firefly' behind

shows a lovely setting by the bark of the tree trunk and the top view of the group is great in that light. 

[Ragged Robin]

My meagre group of newly planted C. blue pearl shows what they could look like in years to come.  Coming a little later that the first group they seem larger and more relaxed in this setting in the morning sun 

(Trying to photograph light coloured crocus is a real challenge I find - any tips I wonder )