Crocus February 2011

[WimB]

Some Crocusses which flowered here in the last couple of days:

Crocus alatavicus
2 x Crocus antalyensis 'Sky Blue'
Crocus chrysanthus 'Uschak Orange'
Crocus dalmaticus 'Petrovac'
2 x Crocux fleischeri 'Gulek Pass'
Crocus korolkowii 'Lucky Number'
Crocus laevigatus
and Crocus versicolor

Wow Wim! 
You realy bring sunshine! Fine collection.

Thanks Armin,

I were all the Croconuts on this forum who made me go Croconut too 

[David Nicholson]

Gerd,
I know But as the saying goes: 'It's nice to be a 'Preiss' but it is higher to be a 'Bayer'

Armin this is a piece of German culture you must explain to us please.

[David Nicholson]

Ibrahim, you have a very nice collection.

[I.S.]

 Here are some more from this week. The species which has broad leaves they grow wery well in my conditions open garden. The species which enter with leaves to winther they also grow very well.
 My yellow serie.
C. olivieri olivieri
C. olivieri istanbulensis
C. olivieri olivieri albino
C. x paulinea
C. flavus flavus (big flowers and very goog growing)
C. flavus dissectus

[Armin]

Ibrahim,
adoring species and images. I like your rare striped form of ssp. adamii and ssp. biflorus 'Albino'. Wow!
Does the striped ssp. adamii have a yellow center as the other samples too?
Also I find it interesting the prominent blackish anther tips in one of the ssp. alexandrii.

Dirk,
I hope the predicted colder temperatures will be only for a short time. It would be sad if all your great croci shots wither without blossom and pollination.

Wim,
good to know the croconut fever cannot be stopped!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Amazing pictures Ibrahim !
Thanks so much for sharing them !

[krisderaeymaeker]

Fantastic Ibrahim . Enjoy your pictures ! But not only enjoy ....also learn...

[Maggi Young]

Such pictures, Ibrahim! A joy  and also  an education, as Kris says.
The albino C. olivieri is sublime.

[Armin]

Gerd,
I know But as the saying goes: 'It's nice to be a 'Preiss' but it is higher to be a 'Bayer'

Armin this is a piece of German culture you must explain to us please.

David,
I will try to explain the saying in the context of the complex German history.
'Preiss' is the bavarian idiom for a Prussian, 'Bayer'= Bavarian.
Historical, both german tribes had always/many times rivalities/were even enemies.
Those rivalities go back to 1871 (and before) when the 'Second German Reich' was founded and lead by the prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck. At that time Bavaria was prout of being a Kingdom but the imperial Germany was dominated by the Prussians.

The saying is simple that it is fine to origine from Prussians (northern Germany) but it is something special to be a Bavarian (South Germany).
Such rivalities continue to live in silly jingles until today

For those interested in the serious historical details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Empire

[tonyg]

Ibrahim - super plants, superb pictures.  You are having more sunshine than we are!  I did manage to grab 10 minutes on the only fine day this week (in my 'lunch break', between taking one overtired child to school late and picking up the other one who was unwell )

These roadside hybrids originate from massive planting of common spring crocus.  There are many subtle variations.  Here are some of this weeks finest starting with one I showed earlier from a different angle and to show how large the flower is

[Luc Gilgemyn]

You amaze me with these every year Tony !!
Super hybrids - I hope you'll be able to show us more 

[Armin]

Tony,
super images - but where is 'Roadside Silver'?

[I.S.]

 Thank you very much for all your nice compliments...

 Armin, yes my C. biflorus adamii striped has yellow throath and according my own experience, on wild many subsp. of biflorus, chrysanthus and danfordiae have these black lobes.

[Graeme Strachan]

I grow my crocuses outside in pots and my first to show this year were crocus reticulatus. Today it was sunny in Aberdeen and I rushed back from work to see if they had opened, however by the time I got home they were in the shade and didn’t look as if they had opened. I decided to take matters into my own hands and took them inside where they opened up. Below are my first of the season.

           Graeme Strachan

[Martin Baxendale]

Ibrahim - super plants, superb pictures.  You are having more sunshine than we are!  I did manage to grab 10 minutes on the only fine day this week (in my 'lunch break', between taking one overtired child to school late and picking up the other one who was unwell )

These roadside hybrids originate from massive planting of common spring crocus.  There are many subtle variations.  Here are some of this weeks finest starting with one I showed earlier from a different angle and to show how large the flower is

Tony, that "Roadside Gold" is superb! One that really should be rescued from the roadside and bulked up for distribution to fellow croconuts. It's just too good to leave there to survive or not.