Crocus trip to Crete from 20 -27 november 2011

[Armin]

Kris,
very nice forms. Can't tell you by image what species or natural hybrids they are (boryi x tournefortii, x leavigatus)
Would be nice to know flower size, and if flowers close at night or stay open and how corms look like.
Probably you have to go there again to check it

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris,
very nice forms. Can't tell you by image what species or natural hybrids they are (boryi x tournefortii, x leavigatus)
Would be nice to know flower size, and if flowers close at night or stay open and how corms look like.
Probably you have to go there again to check it

Thanks Armin . I hoped that al those specialists on this forum could help with this....The moment I arrived in this area and we have seen the first 10 or 15 plants I tought that we only have seen boryi ! I was sure about them ....and I made a conclusion based on this plants .....I tought this is clear and I started to made as much pictures as possible. Because we have to drive a lot back to the hotel we have to leave quick (we lost a lot of time to find this boryi.......) Next day we have to leave home in the afternoon. So it was not possible to go back. Back home I start to realise (when I see the pictures )that maybe al plants that I have pictured are not boryi 
But then it was to late. So any help is welcome. The other solution is go back ...

[tonyg]

Again some Crocus from the Crocus boryi area ...But with some other appearance ....

They look within the variation of Crocus tournefortii although the white maybe C boryi. 

It's been great to share the trip you made!

[krisderaeymaeker]

They look within the variation of Crocus tournefortii although the white maybe C boryi. 
It's been great to share the trip you made!

Thanks Tony.!

[krisderaeymaeker]

The day before we left Crete ....We stil search for Biarum and we could not find it . A very touristic picture : a view towards Spinalonga .

In this area not much Crocus but many Sternbergia ...

[krisderaeymaeker]

Not much more then one hour before our departure to Belgium ....Stil taking pictures in the field ....
The last Crocus we have seen on the island : Crocus tournefortii near Heraklion where our plain is waiting to take us back . 

[krisderaeymaeker]

That's al folks !  This is the end of this trip ....I thank you al for your interest in this topic , nice comments and very helpful information !

It was our seventh time we visit Crete and hopefully not the last time .In march from previous year  we have  also visited Crete to watch  springflowering Crocus and others .

We have enjoyed this trip themselves and we have been happy with the result .


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[Gerdk]

Kris,
Thank you very much for your report again and especially for the 'extra'  stunning Sternbergia pics!

Gerd

[de.da.]

Thank you Kris!It was great to look at the pretty pictures.
Thanks for your hard work!
Like to see more of it!
Thank you-Daniel

[Thomas Huber]

Hi Kris.
Wonderful report, great photos and lots of useful information,
many thanks for posting your holiday here.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Hi Kris.
Wonderful report, great photos and lots of useful information,
many thanks for posting your holiday here.

 Hi Thomas, I had been expecting you here  . Same interest ,  ......
Thanks for your nice comments.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris,
Thank you very much for your report again and especially for the 'extra'  stunning Sternbergia pics!

Gerd

Thank you Kris!It was great to look at the pretty pictures.
Thanks for your hard work!
Like to see more of it!
Thank you-Daniel

Thanks for your compliments guys .
The pleasure was on my side to Gerd and Daniel . 

[pehe]

Kris,
Thank you for your exciting travel report. It was a good and realistic way to give smaller reports over many days. It has given many interesting reactions and discussions and I am sure that you have had fun writing the report.
I have followed your report closely. It is very nice to see my two favorite species Sternbergia and Crocus in the wild.

Poul

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris,
Thank you for your exciting travel report. It was a good and realistic way to give smaller reports over many days. It has given many interesting reactions and discussions and I am sure that you have had fun writing the report.
I have followed your report closely. It is very nice to see my two favorite species Sternbergia and Crocus in the wild.
Poul

Thanks Poul !      To be honest I had hoped for some interaction.I had hoped for the many responses and hoped to provoke the discussion by the various breaks . I want to share al this pictures but I want to learn to ....So you are right , I had a lot of fun with writing this report.  It give me a lot of satisfaction.And the nice comments are such rewarding .
 Both genera are some of my favorite species to! So I hope to find anough time in the future to come back again with such reports .

[Leon]

Kris,
I just want to add my thanks also.  This has been an interesting topic and good discussion.  I hope you have the opportunity to return to Crete soon.