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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #90 on: January 18, 2012, 10:28:58 AM »
I am afraid about this Crocus alatavicus ....Is it attacked by a virus ?
  
No, It simply had problems with pushing through covering sheets. Sometimes such things happens.
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That would explain the distortion on the flower, Janis.... but look at the streaky foliage...... :-\ :P
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #91 on: January 18, 2012, 04:35:16 PM »
I didn't enlarge picture. Yes, leaves are very suspicious, I would destroy this plant. Fortunally it isn't from me...
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #92 on: January 18, 2012, 09:12:45 PM »
That would explain the distortion on the flower, Janis.... but look at the streaky foliage...... :-\ :P
Sharp  as ever Maggi , that's indeed what I mean ....  I was suspicious about the foliage too
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #93 on: January 18, 2012, 09:15:04 PM »
I didn't enlarge picture. Yes, leaves are very suspicious, I would destroy this plant. Fortunally it isn't from me...
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Thank you Janis , won't take the risk and destroy the plant . Yes I could confirm , I did not buy it from you !
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #94 on: January 19, 2012, 11:13:57 PM »
I apologise for the less than perfect photos but the light level was not good and I definitely did not want to use flash.

I have never seen a crocus with quite this intensely deep royal purple colour before.  The nearest colour is that of Romulea requienii or perhaps Crocus pelistericus.

It is a Crocus biflorus from seed collected near Zanjan in Iran - only one corm  :(

The third photo shows a Crocus oliveri purchased at the Cyclamen Conference in Birmingham
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #95 on: January 19, 2012, 11:22:00 PM »
Good grief Arthur, that colour is amazing. Like velvet... So pretty.  8)
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #96 on: January 20, 2012, 03:41:22 AM »
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #97 on: January 20, 2012, 07:40:22 AM »
I have never seen a crocus with quite this intensely deep royal purple colour before.  The nearest colour is that of Romulea requienii or perhaps Crocus pelistericus.

It is a Crocus biflorus from seed collected near Zanjan in Iran - only one corm  :(

WOW, that's wonderful, Arthur!
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #98 on: January 20, 2012, 08:40:54 AM »
I apologise for the less than perfect photos but the light level was not good and I definitely did not want to use flash.

I have never seen a crocus with quite this intensely deep royal purple colour before.  The nearest colour is that of Romulea requienii or perhaps Crocus pelistericus.

It is a Crocus biflorus from seed collected near Zanjan in Iran - only one corm  :(


A truly amazing colour Arthur ! I hope the corm multiplies for you... imagine a potful of those !!  :o :o
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #99 on: January 20, 2012, 09:16:23 AM »

It is a Crocus biflorus from seed collected near Zanjan in Iran - only one corm  :(

Arthur, it is phantastic! I envy you! Did you collect seed by yourself?
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #100 on: January 20, 2012, 09:26:44 AM »
I suppose that this is adamii. Here mine from crocuses collected near Zanjan (WHIR-120) which I labeled as adamii. Picture is from previous spring. On the first - best form.
On second picture - variability in WHIR-120.
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #101 on: January 20, 2012, 11:46:04 AM »
Between my files I found few pictures of this crocus maid in nature by John Ingham. He went up to snow-line and there found the same crocus in flowers. I was at that time picturing Fritillarias at lower altitudes and by the way collected few corms of annulate crocus which finished blooming. Mine corms bloomed after two years. Those were shown on previous entry.
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #102 on: January 20, 2012, 02:34:16 PM »
It's been a very slow season for me but at last a few of the spring flowering sieberi are open after a spell on the kitchen window sill.

Crocus sieberi 'Ronald Ginns'
C. sieberi 'Firefly'
and a little sieberi that Tony Willis gave me in 2008 which, until this year, I have struggled with outdoors and it didn't flower. Now doing better under glass.

 
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #103 on: January 21, 2012, 07:53:08 AM »
Went to Cyprus in order  to see  two species in bloom. [C. hartmannianus and Hyacinthella millingenii]
I had to go twice to the site as first day was too dark.
C. hartmannianus is extremely rare!!! in the wild, there are only few hundred plants growing on the site.
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Re: Crocus januari 2012
« Reply #104 on: January 21, 2012, 11:01:52 AM »
Went to Cyprus in order  to see  two species in bloom. [C. hartmannianus and Hyacinthella millingenii]
I had to go twice to the site as first day was too dark.
C. hartmannianus is extremely rare!!! in the wild, there are only few hundred plants growing on the site.
[Please do not ask for the exact location, it is a secret i will take with me when i'll join the bulbs from the roots side..]  
Oron, nice dark Crocus hartmannianus. :D
Like variable is this species in nature and have you seen also pure white flowers?
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