Crocus January 2008

[Armin]

The middle painting is very nice.

'Sunspot' came from Potterton's in England http://www.pottertons.co.uk/pott/view_product.php?pid=1154

Mark,
thank you very much. I put it on my wish list.

[Armin]

Good morning and a Happy New Year everybody!

Phantastic photos here - in my own garden everything is still frozen 

Armin, I received Sunspot two years ago, but it hasn't flowered for me, so I can't
tell anything if it is fertile or sterile! Hopefully in the next week I will have first flowers!

Hallo Thomas,
please tell me when open - I'll visit your garden again!

[mark smyth]

I dont think they were £10 pounds earlier this summer. Their other good one sieberi 'Ronald Ginns' is looking good right now.

[mark smyth]

me also!

[Armin]

me also!

Maybe one day!

[mark smyth]

Here's C. baytopiorum again - just bootiful, chrysanthus 'Sunspot' (again) and it's spot, imperati and cvii whatever .. and lastly what I get up to at work on a Sunday

[Paul T]

Glorious pics!!  That 'Sunspot' is just so impressive.  I do love the purity of cvijicii as well though.

[ranunculus]

Beautiful images Mark.

[mark smyth]

thanks but it's the flower that makes the shot!

[Paul T]

Partially Mark, but you've got to frame and prepare it properly, and the flower doesn't do THAT for you!! 

And it was The Booker complimenting you too, so that's got to be worth a lot!! 

[Tony Willis]

I have a few chrysanthus in flower but it is warm and dull and so they are elongating and falling over without opening.This happens every year and is a problem with the autumn and early spring ones.
Here are a couple that made it on a sunny day last week.

[tonyg]

Welcome to the Forum Tony.  Nice crocuses. 
I am looking forward to seeing some more of your crocuses.  If you have been lurking (or have browsed the old boards) you will know that we have an active community of crocus enthusiasts here.  We are lucky to have some members who live in reach of wild crocuses but it as very good to have another well travelled 'croconut' join us.

[Thomas Huber]

A warm welcome from another croconut, Tony!
In my garden they are still sleeping, so please show
us more of your collection!

[David Nicholson]

Welcome Tony, would you feel it possible to give us a clue as to where you garden? It's always useful to compare plants and growth patterns with others.

[Tony Willis]

I garden near Preston in the NW of England. We have our own little micro climate.It never seems to be really cold but it rains almost every day. 2007 we had less than 20 days without some rain.Nearly 3 inches so far this week, great for growing perrenials  and lots of other plants but flowering the crocus is a challenge.I have been growing bulbs for 40 years and have seen a lot in the wild,seventeen visits to Turkey,and almost as many to Greece. I have only a marginal interest in photography so do not expect plant portraits.