Crocus januari 2012

[Graeme Strachan]

After a cold night in Aberdeen, a sunny Saturday allowed my first laevigatus to open.

            Graeme

[tonyg]

Beautiful Graeme ... my last laevigatus flowered a couple of weeks ago!

[Graeme Strachan]

Tony,
         Thank you. I grow all of my crocuses outside and I hope to have a good "crocus season" with the mildish winter we are having here.

                     Graeme

[Janis Ruksans]

Here temperature started slightly to drop but below minus 10 now it is offered only for following weekend. Due snowing in greenhouses are very dark and I can make pictures only on my bathrooms windowsill. But after pictures and pollination I returned pots to greenhouse.
So few flowers in some following entries. Sorry for quality, but it is very dark weather.
Now Crocus adamii from Bulgaria (2 pict.) and from Georgia (must be regarded as type).
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

On previous entry you can see variability od adamii, now variability of Crocus alatavicus. Lightest petal back coloring was shown earlier.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

From Crocus fibroannulatus (biflorus group) I have only few corms, so can't show great variabuility. It looks quite similar to artvinensis, but my stocks of both comes from Erich Pasche, so I suppose both are true to name.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

This one was collected near Malatya. Is it taurii or munzurense or something new? I don't know, but suppose that different.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

And as last for many days ahead - Crocus chrysanthus from W of Antalya.
Janis

[WimB]

Wonderful Crocuses, Janis. Love the blue one from Malatya!

A couple of Crocuses in flower here now:

Crocus antalyensis 'Sky Blue'
and Crocus versicolor

[Janis Ruksans]

Wonderful Crocuses, Janis. Love the blue one from Malatya!

A couple of Crocuses in flower here now:

Crocus antalyensis 'Sky Blue'
and Crocus versicolor

Wim, Mistake with second picture. Seem the same antalyensis. Not versicolor in any case!
Janis

[WimB]

Wonderful Crocuses, Janis. Love the blue one from Malatya!

A couple of Crocuses in flower here now:

Crocus antalyensis 'Sky Blue'
and Crocus versicolor

Wim, Mistake with second picture. Seem the same antalyensis. Not versicolor in any case!
Janis

Really???

I'm sure I haven't changed the labels and there are no other Crocusses growing near it. This is a picture from last year when the flower was completely open. Certainly not C. antalyensis 'Sky bleu'!

[Janis Ruksans]

Wonderful Crocuses, Janis. Love the blue one from Malatya!

A couple of Crocuses in flower here now:

Crocus antalyensis 'Sky Blue'
and Crocus versicolor

Really???

I'm sure I haven't changed the labels and there are no other Crocusses growing near it. This is a picture from last year when the flower was completely open. Certainly not C. antalyensis 'Sky bleu'!

This one is true. Look in throat! and compare with deep yellow of side view in previous entry. Mistake in picture naming.
Janis

[WimB]

Wonderful Crocuses, Janis. Love the blue one from Malatya!

A couple of Crocuses in flower here now:

Crocus antalyensis 'Sky Blue'
and Crocus versicolor

Really???

I'm sure I haven't changed the labels and there are no other Crocusses growing near it. This is a picture from last year when the flower was completely open. Certainly not C. antalyensis 'Sky bleu'!

This one is true. Look in throat! and compare with deep yellow of side view in previous entry. Mistake in picture naming.
Janis

Just went out again, and it really is the same plant as last year:

179: picture taken at 12:30 this afternoon (that's the same as the first picture)
187: picture taken at 14:11 this afternoon
188: picture taken at 14:11 this afternoon
all three of the same plant!

[Janis Ruksans]

Sorry Wim, here it looks true. Simply deep yellow throat didn't associate in my memory with versicolor, but here spring is at least 3 monthes to wait.
Janis

[WimB]

Sorry Wim, here it looks true. Simply deep yellow throat didn't associate in my memory with versicolor, but here spring is at least 3 monthes to wait.
Janis

That's okay. I think it's very nice and if I remember correctly, I think it's one I bought from your nursery!
I hope your spring comes soon too! But you have a lot of colour in your greenhouses already!