Crocus January 2014

[ashley]

The first one outdoors this year (sharing with a stray Rhodochiton seedling):

Crocus graveolens

[Janis Ruksans]

Very nice!
Janis

[Cyril L]

Crocus michelsonii ‘God’s Look’ from Janis Ruksans (2001), flowering in the greenhouse now.  This crocus is always one of the first to flower, sometimes in December.  C. michelsonii ‘Odyssey’ and C. michelsonii ‘Turkmenian Night’ (also from Janis) also ready to flower soon.

[Steve Garvie]

A bonny looking crocus Cyril!!!
I didn't realise there were so many selections of C. michelsonii.

[Cyril L]

Steve, there is at least another named form, 'Blue Eyes' that I know of and used to grow.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Crocus michelsonii ‘God’s Look’ from Janis Ruksans (2001), flowering in the greenhouse now.  This crocus is always one of the first to flower, sometimes in December.  C. michelsonii ‘Odyssey’ and C. michelsonii ‘Turkmenian Night’ (also from Janis) also ready to flower soon.

Very exciting Cyril. And a very warm welcome to the forum ! Very glad that we have you on our forum ! I agree with Steve , al those forms are new to me to....

[Cyril L]

Kris, all these forms are quite slow to multiply.  After 12 years, the one bulb of C. michelsonii 'God's Look' has only increased to 7 or 8.

[Maggi Young]

Hello 'Squirrel'- what a  nice surprise  to have you  join in -  and happening the night after Ian and I were remembering Steve's first visit here with you all those years ago!

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, all these forms are quite slow to multiply.  After 12 years, the one bulb of C. michelsonii 'God's Look' has only increased to 7 or 8.

I was already afraid of Cyril .........

[Cyril L]

Hi Maggi, I thought I better keep to my New Year's resolution to post on the forum, at least in the winter months when it is a bit more quiet.

[Maggi Young]

Well Cyril,
 you have a wealth of advice and experience that you can share  here - and I have no doubt that there are many thousands who would be so grateful to hear it.

[Steve Garvie]

Aye, C'mon Cyril .....some heavy posting is in order. The word "Newbie" under your name just doesn't look right!

Are those big showy reticulate irises at the Leslie roundabout still in flower?

[Lesley Cox]

Yes, a great pleasure to have you join us Cyril. It seems crazy for me to say "Welcome' to you, to-something involving the SRGC, your name is synonymous with it after all. But welcome, never-the-less and I hope you stay around for a very long time. As Maggi says, "a wealth of advice and experience..." I felt privileged to meet you in Tabor, even so very briefly and thank Jiri for pulling you over that evening to talk about your daphnes to me.

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocus michelsonii ‘God’s Look’ from Janis Ruksans (2001), flowering in the greenhouse now.  This crocus is always one of the first to flower, sometimes in December.  C. michelsonii ‘Odyssey’ and C. michelsonii ‘Turkmenian Night’ (also from Janis) also ready to flower soon.

Haven't more them! All were lost in horrible winter! Happy that after last winter alive some michelsonii at all. They all were slow increasers but during many years stocks rose up to size allowing offering.

By the way,  internet version of our new catalogue was opened for ordering few minutes ago - see  http://rarebulbs.lv/index.php/en/

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Crocus michelsonii ‘God’s Look’ from Janis Ruksans (2001), flowering in the greenhouse now.  This crocus is always one of the first to flower, sometimes in December.  C. michelsonii ‘Odyssey’ and C. michelsonii ‘Turkmenian Night’ (also from Janis) also ready to flower soon.

A wonderful Crocus Cyril !  Glad to see you here as well !!