Crocus September 2010

[Janis Ruksans]

Hybrid of gilanicus x autranii set well seeds with me last year and this season again and I'm very excited waiting what will show splitting in second generation. But hybrid can be seperated from pure autranii only when you saw both side by side.
Janis

[Hagen Engelmann]

I should go to the croconuts. It`s a fine world of autumn colors. Here are only a few crocus banaticus.

[Janis Ruksans]

I should go to the croconuts. It`s a fine world of autumn colors. Here are only a few crocus banaticus.

Excellent form on picture #3 - never saw something similar in banaticus. How you got such?
Janis

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful forms of banaticus Hagen !!

[David Nicholson]

Seconded. Fabulous.

[daveyp1970]

The striped banaticus is fantastic Hagen

[Hagen Engelmann]

Thank you for the good comments. Here is a part of my "crocus meadow" with pale and dark colors and bicolored too. This is also the place of the striped banaticus. Only good luck.

[Melvyn Jope]

My first two autumn crocus are out today, the first two pictures are of Crocus laevigatus from Leptokoria, Thrace in Northern Greece, this is growing in a frame. The next two are of Crocus speciosus growing in the garden.

[David Nicholson]

Lovely laevigatus Melvyn.

[Gerry Webster]

Melvyn - I think that is the most striking C. laevigatus I have ever seen.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Melvyn - I think that is the most striking C. laevigatus I have ever seen.

I agree on that one Melvyn : it looks a treat !

[Armin]

Melvyn,
fantastic crocus images. I'm doubtful of your C. leavigatus, never saw such strong stripes inside flower tube with doted yellow markings and flowering time so early - it looks more like a stunning C. pulchellus to me!

[tonyg]

I agree with Armin - stunning but definitely Crocus pulchellus.  A check of the corm and tunic will confirm (later!) as C pulchellus has typical 'biflorus/speciosus' type, flat bottomed, papery with basal rings.  Crocus laevigatus has distinctive round bottomed corms with a pointed, narrow neck and hard, eggshell-like tunic.

.... I'm sure Melvyn will reply and tell us it was a slip of the keyboard!

[Melvyn Jope]

Thank you all for the very positive remarks about the Crocus photos. Tony, how kind of you to assume that I really knew that it was C.pulchellus! it was really based on a quick assumption and I will certainly take your advice and check the corm later. Thanks to you and Armin for correctly identifying it, perhaps I should stick to Cyclamen from here on where I will be on slightly firmer ground.....

[David Nicholson]

Lovely pulchellus Melvyn!