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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #165 on: October 27, 2007, 12:37:18 PM »
And some other pictures
crocus goulimyi 'Mani White'
crocus goulimyi  - nice form from Tony, which blooms earlier than my other stock and has wider petals. Thanks Tony for this beauty!!!
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #166 on: October 29, 2007, 07:14:38 PM »
Here is a pic of my Crocus laevigatus Fontenayi (thank you Thomas, it's lovely)

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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #167 on: October 29, 2007, 08:16:24 PM »
Beautiful crocus and a nice picture, David.
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #168 on: October 29, 2007, 08:25:55 PM »
 :o :o :o I just LOOOOve those orange anthers stamens!!!
« Last Edit: October 29, 2007, 08:55:46 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #169 on: October 29, 2007, 08:52:53 PM »
Beautiful crocus and a nice picture, David.
 

Thank you David it was taken using the flower setting on SP1/SP2 on the Fuji s 5700-I'm getting more used to it now (I think!)
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #170 on: October 29, 2007, 09:10:42 PM »
Fantastic bicolor form of Crocus niveus Zhirair.  Very interesting to hear that you are getting such good increase with your growing methods.  Two points seem significant.  The winter growing conditions are clearly very much liked by the plants.  Here I tend to grow them 'hard', in cold frames, exposing them to some frost.  This is in part to combat aphids which thrive in warmer conditions here and also to avoid the higher temperatures in early spring that occur in a greenhouse.  I grow too many to be 'shuffling' them around at different seasons but perhaps a soil warming cable, in the sand below, to keep frost away from the roots would be advantageous.  You talk of using a rich leafy soil.  I think this is good, my compost has added nutrients to compensate for the absence of leaf mould which is not easily found here.  (No trees in this garden!)
I cannot promise a comparison shot for the C niveus white form - flowers mostly over here .

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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #171 on: October 29, 2007, 11:19:30 PM »
Here are two Crocus goulimyi flowering from SRGC seed.
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #172 on: October 29, 2007, 11:35:14 PM »
yesterday at work I tested my Nikon Coolpix 500 and my Canon 900Ti again with a few subjects taken with me
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #173 on: October 29, 2007, 11:36:47 PM »
same again
C. robertianus taken with the canon and then the Nikon
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #174 on: October 29, 2007, 11:38:19 PM »
C. goulimyi
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #175 on: October 29, 2007, 11:39:49 PM »
C. speciosus 'Alba'
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #176 on: October 29, 2007, 11:41:20 PM »
C. speciosus 'Alba'
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #177 on: October 29, 2007, 11:42:55 PM »
and just to keep the comparisons together here's Nerine flexuosa
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #178 on: October 29, 2007, 11:46:46 PM »
and to show how good the Nikon is
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Re: Crocus October 2007
« Reply #179 on: October 30, 2007, 12:35:52 AM »
Mark - as a Nikon owner I sometimes think that my camera makes the flowers look better than they really are  8)

Seriously though - the best comparison is between the actual plant and the photo. 
The nikon pics are more 'contrasty' and very striking. I like them .... but perhaps the Canon pics are truer to life?

 


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