Crocus December 2011

[WimB]

Roland,

If you want to buy it, you can order it directly from the botanical garden of Ljubljana, see link: http://www.botanicni-vrt.si/content/view/16/30/lang,en/
They are always willing to mail their books.

[WimB]

Some pictures of Crocusses which have been flowering here in the garden during the last couple of weeks:

Crocus korolkowii (in bud)
Crocus laevigatus
Crocus korolkowii 'Lucky Number' (in bud)
and Crocus chrysanthus 'Uschak Orange' (in bud)

[David Nicholson]

Way in front of mine Wim, very nice.

[Lesley Cox]

It's that difficult time of year when not a single crocus is in flower here and won't be for a couple of months at least. I'm not REALLY looking forward to autumn rains but they will breathe new life. Actually I'd welcome any rain at all here on the lower east coast of the South Island, unlike the north where devastating flooding has occurred.

The page 73 in your book Janis gives a whole new take on the wonder of Crocus vernus doesn't it? Well worth growing numerous seed forms.

[Janis Ruksans]

Leslie, It is not my book! I only informed about it and scanned one page (73rd) for illustration because forms pictured on this page something resembles my famous variety 'CARPATHIAN WONDER'.
Janis

[I.S.]

  Here is my first spring flowering crocus
It is a very early flowering form of C. biflorus subsp. nubigena.
 

[Janis Ruksans]

Marvellous, Ibrahim! With me started blooming - showed out coloured buds - stridii, punctatus, graveolens, all hittiticus stocks, 2 stocks of atticus.
Janis

[krisderaeymaeker]

  Here is my first spring flowering crocus
It is a very early flowering form of C. biflorus subsp. nubigena.
 

Very nice Ibrahim .Here Crocus olivieri already finished flowering , what a strange season .....

For pictures from some Crocus taken in the Pelops in september from this year please see  :  http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8207.45

[Martin Baxendale]

Janis, just bought your Crocuses book as a Christmas present for my parents. Very nice looking book.

[Janis Ruksans]

Today Crocus korolkowii and michelsonii joined company of early runners.

But reason of this entry isn't crocuses, simply I want to

WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN NEW YEAR AND HOPE YOU ALL HAD WONDERFULL CHRISTMAS!

Janis

[art600]

Here are some Crocus in bloom in my bulb house
1) Crocus leichtlinii
2) Crocus graveolens
3) Crocus reticulatus ssp. hitticus - must remeber to sort into striped and speckled when repotting

[udo]

after to warm christmas days,
Crocus ( imperati ssp.) suaveolens outside
    ``    hittiticus in a cold frame

I wish all forum members a good new year and many flowers next spring

[art600]

Udo

That is a really wonderful speckled hitticus 

[udo]

Arthur,

many thanks. This Crocus have the coll.number BM 8449.

[mark smyth]

If you want to buy it, you can order it directly from the botanical garden of Ljubljana, see link: http://www.botanicni-vrt.si/content/view/16/30/lang,en/ They are always willing to mail their books.

I cant see any links to actually order a book