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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #990 on: December 10, 2017, 12:47:40 AM »
Can anyone suggest an ID for this lovely autumn flowering, white Crocus?
Whitish anthers suggest some pulchellus blood in it.  Something close to the hybrid/form known as 'Zephyr' maybe

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« Reply #991 on: December 11, 2017, 02:20:46 AM »
Thanks Tony, that's interesting. I think that's a distinct possibility.
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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #992 on: January 24, 2019, 01:46:11 PM »
The label on this pot of crocus (which is in flower now) has been lost.
I thought it looked like Crocus (sieberi) atticus but would be grateful for any opinions on this. Many thanks.

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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #993 on: January 25, 2019, 06:03:42 AM »
The label on this pot of crocus (which is in flower now) has been lost.
I thought it looked like Crocus (sieberi) atticus but would be grateful for any opinions on this. Many thanks.



At first check the throat of flower - if it is hairy - it is sublimis. Corm tunics then will be finely reticulated. Finely reticulated tunics has C. nivalis, too but then throat is glabrous
If tunics are coarsely reticulated - 2 options: atticus has long neck, athous - short neck.
Check descriptions and pictures in my book "The World of Crocuses". There is quite usable key given, too.

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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #994 on: January 30, 2019, 11:00:44 PM »
Many thanks Janis.

I enclose a couple of close-up images of the flower throat. I can’t see obvious hairs -what do you think? I will check the corms when the plant goes dormant.



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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #995 on: January 31, 2019, 10:53:33 AM »
Many thanks Janis.

I enclose a couple of close-up images of the flower throat. I can’t see obvious hairs -what do you think? I will check the corms when the plant goes dormant.




I think  that it is Croicus atticus.
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« Reply #996 on: January 31, 2019, 10:55:47 AM »
Many thanks Maestro!  ;)
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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #997 on: February 25, 2019, 07:32:29 PM »
This crocus is from the Crocus Group seedex 2014 and is flowering for the first time. It was labeled C. nerimaniae ex. PP Watt. which it clearly isn't. But what could it be then?
The flower looks viruzed to me, but the leaves look healthy. Let me hear what the experts say.

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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #998 on: February 26, 2019, 01:52:40 PM »
I think  that it is Croicus atticus.
Throat is glabrous, I suppose C. atticus.
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« Reply #999 on: February 26, 2019, 01:53:46 PM »
This crocus is from the Crocus Group seedex 2014 and is flowering for the first time. It was labeled C. nerimaniae ex. PP Watt. which it clearly isn't. But what could it be then?
The flower looks viruzed to me, but the leaves look healthy. Let me hear what the experts say.

Poul

Afraid that virus infected, most likely seedling of C. vernus/albiflorus/heuffelianus group. But I don't like flower.
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« Reply #1000 on: February 26, 2019, 08:42:03 PM »
Thank you Janis.
I will discard this pot.

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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #1001 on: March 10, 2019, 12:08:11 PM »
is one of the first Crocus flowering in my garden (together with alatavicus)

Please help to identify  ???

I assume Crocus fleischeri

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« Reply #1002 on: March 10, 2019, 10:20:30 PM »
is one of the first Crocus flowering in my garden (together with alatavicus)

Please help to identify  ???

I assume Crocus fleischeri

Bernd


Yes.  Correct  :)

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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #1003 on: March 30, 2019, 02:28:03 PM »
Dear Members,

I have a reasonable small crocus collection by now and this flower popped up among them.
I looked in books, internet and so far I can't find it. The flower is very small (3 cm across) and this picture was taken today (late flowering).
Anyone?

Thank you
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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #1004 on: March 30, 2019, 02:33:51 PM »
Steven- that  pretty  flower  is  a Romulea.
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