Crocus October 2007

[mark smyth]

The temperature just now is 16c. All the windows are down in the car. Some of the Crocus are too far open

[I.S.]

  Here.
Now is the time for C. pulchellus.

[Armin]

I harvested the first time safran! 

Franz,
very beautiful C. sativus.
Do you treat your saffron crocus differently to the other species?
What kind and how much fertilizer do you feed them?

[Armin]

  Here.
Now is the time for C. pulchellus.

Ibrahim,
beautiful pictures from the wild C.puchellus.
The wild form will be put on my next wish list.

[hadacekf]

Maggi,
It is not a problem for me to make a delicious pilau rice. I can cook.

[hadacekf]

Armin,
I treat all Crocuses similar. In the meadow I cannot fertilize because otherwise the grass strongly would grow.

[Maggi Young]

Franz, I do not  have the 1000 euros for the flight to Vienna, so I will not be able to enjoy your saffron pilau ... what a pity. Maybe one day? I will make it here, with bought saffron, and Ian and I will drink a toast to you and your lovely meadow.

Ibrahim's wild crocus are very beautiful and, as we can see from one of the photos, not very far from the town. We love your photos, Ibrahim, thank you for sharing with us.

[hadacekf]

Maggi,
What a shame! Thanks for the  toast.

[mark smyth]

The grannies loved me! Kept asking about my unusual coloured late flowering Agapanthus

[Paul T]

Ibrahim,

Great colour to the pulchellus.  I've definitely never seen a pulchellus anywhere NEAR that deep a blue, always extremely pale.  The stronger colouration is really beautiful.

Mark,

What actually WERE your "Agapanthus"?

[Lesley Cox]

Your crocuses are beautiful as always Franz. About $20 worth of saffron on the platter!

[Thomas Huber]

Ibrahim, your photos are really beautiful - I love'em!!! Would be great to see more from your part of the world!!

Paul - you will soon see such a blue pulchellus in YOUR garden - from the pulchellus "Inspiration" seeds I sent you last summer!

Maggi - I had hope to have you on the phone, too , when I phoned with Franz last night - very disappointing 

[mark smyth]

Paul my pulchellus are the same colour as Ibrahims.

Thomas is 'Inspiation' a stable double?

The unusual Agapanthus on my display table last night were my Nerines.

People have to touch flowers and lift pots even though I had a sign that said "Please do not handle the flowers or lift the pots. Accidents happen!"

[Thomas Huber]

No Mark, its generally not double, I've choosen this photos because it shows the blue from its best site!

[Paul T]

Thomas,

Cool!!  I'd always seen pale mauve or white with the fine stripes.  Didn't realise that they were "supposed" to be stronger coloured than that.  That will definitely make a wonderful addition when it flowers, and until then it'll be a wonderful addition "in anticipation" of it flowering!    I do SO like growing from seed as the surprises at the end are so much fun.  Thank You!!