Crocus October 2011

[David Nicholson]

Crocus biflorus melantherus

Nice, Michael.

[tonyg]

Few more pictures
Crocus laevigatus Goldback (by flower form more looks like C. boryi)
Traditional form of Crocus ochroleucus from Wallis
and albino Dalton White from Oron
and as last some Crocus pallasii samples from Chios Island Greece
Janis

Beautiful, especially the pallasii from Chios.
I flowered seedlings raised from C laevigatus Gold Back this autumn, they did not come true and look like C laevigatus.  Maybe their specialness will come out in the next generation .... another 4 year wait!

[YT]

Hello YT,
your Crocus looks like a form or hybrid from Cr.hadriaticus or Cr.cartwrightianus.
Here a little similar pic, a seedling from Cr.cartwrightianus 'Albus' hort.

Hello Dirk,

Thank you very much for your identification. I'll ask the nursery about this mysterious crocus soon.

[Rafa]

A plant that Dr. E. Pasche sent to me some time ago.

[Gerry Webster]

Crocus medius (ligusticus), this kindly sent to me by Gerry. Success indeed, at last, after a few years searching, a virus free medius

David - C. ligusticus obviously likes you (or Devon). It looks better than it does with me!

[David Nicholson]

Gerry, until I got it out to try to get it to open a bit it had been in the middle section of a three part staging on the north(ish) end of the greenhouse. Maybe it appreciates a bit of shade, it'll get plenty of that in Devon!

[johnw]

Awfully late here...tournefortii.

johnw    - +17c

[tonyg]

On holiday now - guess where!
Catching up on a few things so here are some crocus for you!

Crocus goulimyi leucanthus - does not usually breed true for me but VERY FEW flowers on blue goulimyi this autumn so perhaps there will be less cross pollination.
Crocus speciosus - from a roadside planting near where I work.  I like the background.
Crocus oreocreticus
Crocus biflorus melantherus
Crocus thomasii seedlings - another confusing potful.  One looks true, one looks like cartwrightianus/oreocreticus, one has a notably yellow throat .... guess some are hybrids with closely related species.

[Alex]

Crocus wattiorum ex-Janis today.

Alex

[tonyg]

Beautiful Alex - any pollinators about?

Showed some Crocus laevigatus in the garden on my Blog.  Here are some in the frames.

[Tony Willis]

Tony lovely laevigatus,my only one out today

Crocus wattiorum

[Hans A.]

Wow - those Crocus wattiorum are real gems!

Yesterday on a mountainwalk with a friend we saw again a few nice Crocus cambessedesii.
First picture shows it together with Erodium reichardii, picture 2+3 different forms, and pic 4 the reason not only to check the ground...

[Michael J Campbell]

Crocus Laevigatus
Crocus Laevigatus fontenayi x 2
Crocus speciosus albus

[I.S.]

 Here is my observation on C. nerimaniae ,
 It is same like Janis and Tony W. Even more bad because my sample was not from Geyik Dam Or Labranda It was quite long distance from that known area but the result was same. I can't understand how this virus can spread so long!. If it doesn't spread by the seeds. If this theory is correct, I have another samples from another location. when I find it was a baby plant and It was not in flowering size if so that has to be a healty one. It will flower also in a few days.
 This virused sample I have covered by cut plastic jerry cam If they do not set seeds than will go to destroy.
 İbrahim Sözen

[I.S.]

 My crocuses also started to flower this week
Here are a few from pulchellus stock.  Last three forms looks like white anthered speciosus but here in N.W. TR. the pulchellus is something like this.