Crocus March 2011

[BULBISSIME]

Thomas, I love your C. versicolor display, looks almost like in the wild...

[tonyg]

Magnificent display Thomas - well worth the wait!

[Janis Ruksans]

Fantastic display of C. versicolor, Thomas! As with you - it is one of my favourites, too and I can't understand why on trade it was replaced by this week 'Picturatus'. From chrysanthus hybrids I mostly like 6th-92.
Janis

[art600]

Thomas, Janis

Thanks for brightening our days.  Crocus season nearly over here.

[Armin]

Thomas,
your garden images are simply staggering! 
Cv. 'Warley' has clumped up nicely and you got beautiful hybrids. Congratulation.
The C. versicolor variations are mouthwatering - I hope you get a good seed crop.

I'm pleased with the current flowering of the last vernus and chrysanthus hybrids in my garden.
In summary I got less flowers compared to last years season and the year before. Especial it seems the chrysanthus hybrids suffered from the last two strong winters with many bare night frosts. The good thing is I see many leaves emerging now.
Shall I give some pottasium-magnesium fertilizer to strenghten corm growth?

[Regelian]

Good question, Armin,

I am currently looking at fertilizers for my bulbs and am spreading a bit of calcium-magnesium fertilizer for my aril Iris and thought this would be generally good for Crocus and Tulipa.  Any opinions, here?

I gotta tell you all, the crocus season on this years thread has been amazing.  Thanks for all the great fotos  Last year I started really getting into Crocus, and with Janis' new book, I'm thoroughly hooked. Can wait until the next seed exchange!

[Thomas Huber]

Thanks again everybody.

Armin same here - the small plants are all over and I only have
the big vernus-monsters and some in more shaded areas.

Jamie, you should look for 'Patentkali' in the Gardencenter.
This works well on my lawn and feeds only the bulbs, not the grass.

[daveyp1970]

Good question, Armin,

I am currently looking at fertilizers for my bulbs and am spreading a bit of calcium-magnesium fertilizer for my aril Iris and thought this would be generally good for Crocus and Tulipa.  Any opinions, here?

I gotta tell you all, the crocus season on this years thread has been amazing.  Thanks for all the great fotos  Last year I started really getting into Crocus, and with Janis' new book, I'm thoroughly hooked. Can wait until the next seed exchange!

Jamie have you joined the crocus group,there seed exchange is pretty good

[art600]

Jamie

As someone who packs the seed for the Crocus Group I strongly recommend you join.  Membership subscription is very small and the rewards are significant.

Tony Goode is the Secretary

[Natalia]

Crocus tauricus - raspberry-pink form and others ...

[Regelian]

Jamie

As someone who packs the seed for the Crocus Group I strongly recommend you join.  Membership subscription is very small and the rewards are significant.

Tony Goode is the Secretary

Art, Davey,

I'll contact Tony.  I hope they take paypal or similar, as pound notes are scarce on the continent.  Where ther's a will, there's a way.

Jamie

[daveyp1970]

Jamie

As someone who packs the seed for the Crocus Group I strongly recommend you join.  Membership subscription is very small and the rewards are significant.

Tony Goode is the Secretary

Art i cannot thank you enough for your efforts,my seed order was top notch all have germinated and growing strongly.

[annew]

Great displays from Thomas and Janis - the massed flowers look very beautiful. Natalia - your pink crocus is very exciting.

[Tony Willis]

Last of mine to flower

Crocus pelistericus.

[Maggi Young]

Last of mine to flower

Crocus pelistericus.

One of my favourites.... what a colour!
We had one group just opening yesterday, while another, just a  couple of feet away, were still "pencils", today the second lot  have caught up. Crocus really are magically speedy souls!