Crocus: October 2010

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful Crocus everyone - this is a glorious thread.

Here's some of my modest collection :

1 and 2 : Crocus asumaniae
3 and 4 : C. banaticus in the garden
5 and 6 : Crocus cancellatus
7 and 8 : Crocus serotinus salzmanii 'El Torcal'
9 : Crocus tournefortii in the garden

[David Nicholson]

I like this form of Crocus mathewii not just for its lovely deep colour. I had one very floriferous corm last year. This year I have three almost as big as the original!

Nice ones Anthony.

[David Nicholson]

..... and yours too Luc.

[hadacekf]

Luc,
you have a beautiful collection

[Herminarik]

Good evening Luc,

Yours collection is really very beautiful. I do not why but I every time thought that Cr. tournefortii have only white flowers. Our autumn crocuses began just a few days ago to flower. We have no so great collection of autumn crocuses but Cr. biflorus ssp. melantherus and Cr. goulimyi `Mani White` are ones  I like the most.

[Herminarik]

and Cr. goulimyi `Mani White` and Cr. goulimyi var. leucanthus.
Cheers Igor.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful display Igor !!

[jnovis]

A few of my Autumn Crocus

[tonyg]

Luc, Igor Jim - a feast for a crocus starved enthusiast stuck at work on a beautiful, sunny autumn Sunday.  Thanks!

[Tony Willis]

Tony I agree some super pictures and a delight to see.

[BULBISSIME]

Here is what is supposed to be Crocus cancellatus ssp damascenus, with very particular curved anthers.

[Armin]

What a joy to see the abundance of marvelous new autuum crocus flowers

Janis, thank you. Guess chromosome sets are too different.
McMark, nice clumps of C. asumaniae and C. sativus.
Anthony, congratulation with the successful propagation of the breathtaking cv. C. mathewii 'Dream Dancer'.
Luc, fine collection! Like your picture of C. asumaniae. Hope my C. cartwrightianus will flower like yours.
Jim, nice to see your C. caspius and C. longiflorus ! Lovely ones.
Igor, mouthwatering mass display of C. goulimiy 'Mani White' and beautiful C. biflorus ssp. melantherus
Fred, certainly something special...

[BULBISSIME]

and now what is supposed to be Crocus cancellatus ssp cancellatus, from Lebanon

[Luc Gilgemyn]

It's a breathtaking flower Fred !! Marvelous ! 

[ian mcenery]

Fantastic show everyone puts my puny efforts in the shade

Here are  a couple flowering at present. First a gift from a generous friend C assumaniae (thanks Tony W) and  here the camera does not do the plant justice and C speciosus Aino where the camera makes the colours better than life