Crocus February 2011

[Kasun A]

Dear All,

today morning was foggy n luckily afternoon some sun,
this is the first year of my crocus experminetal garden ;
happy to have some experts comments,

thank you

[Maggi Young]

Hi Kasun,
 Your crocus garden seems to be progressing wery well.  
 I love to see the variation it the size shape and colours... Crocus is such a great genus!


I have resized your photos to be a maximum of 760 pixels wide so ther are easier to see  on screen.
 

[Tony Willis]

Kasun

they look lovely,what are you growing them in or is that just top dressing on your bed and where are they Holland or France?

[Kasun A]

Dear Ms Maggi,

Thank you for resizing them ( i have trouble with it still )

they are from france,,,

[Maggi Young]

Dear Ms Maggi,

Thank you for resizing them ( i have trouble with it still )

they are from france,,,

You are most welcome!

[Kasun A]

tony,

i plant them in plastic pots and top cover about 2cm sand and above that wood chips as mulch during the winter
cause hier in france (aubin Midi Pyrenees ) we had  -10 C..and still i dont know really the climate zone
cause hier in this area having microclimate but i guess we are in Hardiness zone 7
 

[ian mcenery]

Dear All,

today morning was foggy n luckily afternoon some sun,
this is the first year of my crocus experminetal garden ;
happy to have some experts comments,

thank you

Welcome Kasun your plants look very natural and well grown

[udo]

I nearly fell in to my holding area when I spotted C. heuff. Snow Princess while giving a liquid to the Crocus.

My camera hates the colours of Rainbow Gold so sadly no photo. I'll try again tomorrow

Fantasy or Yalta?

An albino of what? I have shown it a few times but this year is by far the best

Mark, Crocus 'Fantasy' is similar to 'Yalta', but 'Yalta' have a dark stem, is a little smaller and steril.
Crocus 'Fantasy' set seed and this bring plants with flowers like dark lilac vernus, pale tommasinianus and some like 'Fantasy'.
Here a picture from Crocus 'Yalta'

[mark smyth]

Thanks Dirk. Any idea about my albino Crocus?

[tonyg]

There are Crocus which come  from the area of Apulia, Davey, such as the endemic autumn flowering Crocus thomasii.... but if any of them look like that then I am Gina Lollobrigida.  

 I really would avoid this person and their sales like the plague 

Agree with all of this BUT Maggi I'd take your company over Gina any day .... nearly put that differently but re-reading it decided I might be misinterpreted

[Thomas Huber]

Thanks Dirk. Any idea about my albino Crocus?

Hi Mark.
Looks like tommasinianus Albus in first sight.

[Tony Willis]

some flowering today in the sunshine

various Crocus sieberi from Greece Mt. Parnassus
two Crocus biflorus ssp pulchricolor from Turkey Ulu Dag
first of the Crocus pelistericus

[mark smyth]

Thanks Thomas.

veluchensis x cvijicii Rainbow Gold

[mark smyth]

As there are more Crocus than any other bulb in this photo I think I will show these photos here

I must extend this idea to other beds

[Martin Baxendale]

Thanks Thomas.

veluchensis x cvijicii Rainbow Gold

Looks good enough to eat! I find myself drawn to flowers with edible-looking, puddingy, fruit-and-custardish colourings.