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I agree with you Tony (W), the three you show are just as fine in their own way. If they were Galanthus they'd be named before the buds were opened Thank God though, that Croconuts show a lot more discretion and restraint than Galanthophiles.
he has proved reliable over the years
Tony, how do you tell C rujanensis from C sieberi. Here's my pot labelled C rujanensis but is it? (and I have a feeling you are also going to say "virus" )I had an interesting correspondence last year with David Hill, the co-discoverer and co-author of C rujanensis. He had found the name on the AGS seed list and contacted me as he didn't realise the species was in cultivation. I directed him to several sites and sources of the seed and plants, and in return he sent me a little book he has written "The Genus Crocus in Serbia".
Quotehe has proved reliable over the years ....more than we can say for some, eh?
To seed again, in my experience, seed set on crocuses is much more likely when they are in the garden than when they are in pots, with some sort of covering. This applies - for me - with just about anything bulbous.
Quote from: Lesley Cox on February 27, 2011, 09:44:49 PMTo seed again, in my experience, seed set on crocuses is much more likely when they are in the garden than when they are in pots, with some sort of covering. This applies - for me - with just about anything bulbous.Lesley there is no chance of me growing mine in the garden. I get reasonable seed set under glass and given I am only doing small numbers I usually pull an anther of the pollen parent and rub it on the stigma of the one I want seed from. This gives me three goes over a number of days.Seems to work okay.
Show me a back lit, sunny day shot and I'll tell you what I think!
Quote from: Tony Willis on February 27, 2011, 01:41:59 PMHaving earlier seen David's and now Graeme's picture of Crocus sieberi Ronald Ginns, and bearing in mind that Ray Cobb who named it is a friend, I do wonder what drives the need to keep naming perfectly ordinary forms of plants which I often think have no particular merit. I think if you have seen a hillside covered in this species you would not have picked that one out to photograph.I agree. The variation in C sieberi must be almost infinite and this is not an exceptional form. One of us could ask Ray but I am aware that he puts the name of the person who gave him the corm/s on his plant labels. Perhaps this one has acquired a name because Ray got it from Ronald rather than because he selected it with a view to naming it?
Having earlier seen David's and now Graeme's picture of Crocus sieberi Ronald Ginns, and bearing in mind that Ray Cobb who named it is a friend, I do wonder what drives the need to keep naming perfectly ordinary forms of plants which I often think have no particular merit. I think if you have seen a hillside covered in this species you would not have picked that one out to photograph.
