Crocus January 2008

[Maggi Young]

Hello, Tony, how lovely to have you join us. Great to have someone join with all your experience of trips to Croco-country, too!
I was just feeling miserable about our weather here in Aberdeen when i read about your few rainless days in Preston and suddenly I felt much better! Ity must indeed be a challenge to keep your crocus happy there but SO worth the effort, eh?

[Lvandelft]

While I was looking for some details about Crocus for Thomas H. I came acros this old picture by Elisabeth Bartning in an old Gartenschönheit, 1939.
Hope Crocus lovers like it too?

[Thomas Huber]

Yes, they do 

[Maggi Young]

WE certainly do!

[hadacekf]

A warm welcome Tony! By the way, I would be happy if we had 20 days with rain. In the year 2007 we had a precipitation of 400 mm.

[mark smyth]

ohh I like that Crocus. Welcome to bulboholics anonymous

[Armin]

Tony,
welcome to the forum from another "beginner" croconut.
I like your pic of C.cyprius. I seems to be a tiny crocus speci brother...

In my lawn a few buds of C.imperati were visible last weekend but nothing in flower yet.
Will check progress of growth when I'm back home again this weekend.

Luit,
nice picture. This will be certainly an inspiration for my wife who recently started painting as a hobby.
The first crocus flower painting I've already ordered and I'm already anxious to see it finished.
When it becomes a displayable result - I'll certainly will not hide for other intrigued croconuts...

Mark,
C.chrysanthus "Sunspot" is  

[dominique]

Hi all
Happy new year and gardening success with no desease and pests for our loved plants.
To day flowers Crocus biflorus ssp crewei . Pic under artificial light because evening. I will make better to morrow with sun perhaps ?! with Crocus imperati too

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Gorgeous flower Dominique - I do hope you have some sunshine so that you can show it under natural light - should be even better !

[Lvandelft]

Here's another picture of old Crocus out of Flora and Sylva 1904.
Most interesting I found the text.
(I'll put one of Narcissus into the Bulbs General)
Hope you enjoy it.

[dominique]

thanks Luc and Luit
To day very few sun but some Crocus fine.

[dominique]

and an other

[mark smyth]

Dominique your photos are great but those 1280 pixels wide are just too big to view. The 640 wide are great or up to 700 would be good

[dominique]

ok Mark. Best whishes for your snowdrops

[mark smyth]

Here is part of a small group of C. dalmaticus in the garden. Lots of others up also