Crocus November 2012

[Gerry Webster]

Dear Pontus, your Crocus ligusticus (earlier medius) 100% is virusinfected. It certainly is Dutch stock? They almost all are infected.
Janis

Dutch (imported) C. ligusticus were virus infected 30 years ago when I first started growing bulbs. I didn't realise it at the time and attributed the awful appearance of the flowers to my poor cultivation. If KAVB are to have any credibility they should act.

[Tony Willis]

A couple of crocus in the wild today at Monemvasia in the Pelpoponnese

Crocus goulimyi on Monemvasia

Crocus boryi near Monemvasia

[Melvyn Jope]

Very nice Tony!  A few from under glass in cold wet UK!

[Gerry Webster]

Very nice Tony!  A few from under glass in cold wet UK!

Crocus boryi -  are you sure Melvyn?

[Melvyn Jope]

Crocus boryi -  are you sure Melvyn?

  Yes, collected by me and Peter Moore north of Sparta many years ago and species identification confirmed by Brian Matthew.

[DaveM]

Some pics of Crocus serotinus ssp salzmanii to show variation, from various locations in the Ronda area of Andalucia, taken a couple of weeks ago, but only just had chance to sort these out.

[ronm]

  Yes, collected by me and Peter Moore north of Sparta many years ago and species identification confirmed by Brian Matthew.

Was this an unusual individual, or was the population uniform Melvyn? It is a lovely form, 

[Gerry Webster]

  Yes, collected by me and Peter Moore north of Sparta many years ago and species identification confirmed by Brian Matthew.

Thanks Melvyn. Superficially somewhat resembles C. laevigatus which is why I asked.

[Melvyn Jope]

Thanks Melvyn. Superficially somewhat resembles C. laevigatus which is why I asked.

Yes Gerry in the Crocus monograph Brian says 'In the Peloponnese the species indulge in mimicry with regard to flower colouring'...

Was this an unusual individual, or was the population uniform Melvyn? It is a lovely form, 

Ron, I think the phrase is 'locally abundant' I will have a look next week to see if I can find them again.

[ronm]

Ron, I think the phrase is 'locally abundant' I will have a look next week to see if I can find them again.

Now I'm getting envious,  . Looking forward to hearing your findings if possible,

[Gerry Webster]

Yes Gerry in the Crocus monograph Brian says 'In the Peloponnese the species indulge in mimicry with regard to flower colouring'...

Yes, so he does. I presume you (or Brian) made the identification on the basis of the corm tunics?

[ian mcenery]

Crocus lingusticus Millesimo from Dirk a nice dark form. Managed to locate a real gilanicus raised from seed in 2008

[pehe]

I am envious when I see all those beautiful crocus!

The weather has been very bad here, windy with lots of rain and temperatures around 5⁰C.
C. longiflorus, C. serotinus salzmani erectophyllus among others didn't even open before they withered.
A few have survived:
Crocus goulimyi
Crocus speciosus which reminds me of Vanguard
And one labeled Crocus cartwrightianus Albus?

Poul

[Armin]

Super crocus from all!

Poul,
your C. goulimyi is special - never realized one with a real white style

P.S: I may have a reason to be envious - only 4 autum croci (2x C. speciosus + 2x C. speciosus x pulchellus 'Zephyr') flowered with me after black frost desaster from spring... But I still hope for more survivors when leaves appear.

[John Aipassa]

Another hadriaticus x 'Purple Heart' showing off. This one is a bit more white and the tube and throat are darker than my previous one.