Crocus March 2017

[Maggi Young]

Take care , Janis - you need to pace yourself!

[tonyg]

I work at the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital - the drive onto site has been enhanced by a lovely planting of purple crocus which is part of the Rotary Purple for Polio campaign to publicise their programme to eradicate the disease polio. Looking good today in the sun, growing with daisies in short grass.

http://www.rotary-ribi.org/districts/page.php?PgID=578150&DistrictNo=1090

Spotted these on the most recent - of many - visits to the N&N with our youngest.  Wonder if our paths have crossed!

[Cfred72]

Hello Janis, has the flood cleared?

[Tony Willis]

Then most common form of C. cvijicii from Greece, very different from plants from type locality in Republic of Macedonia (the last picture). Seem that their DNA needs checking.

hello Janis sorry to hear about your back,it is most unpleasant.

Here is a picture of two of my Crocus cvijicii from FYROM and like you say they are very different from those in Greece

[Harald-Alex.]

In the Roundabound Pflückuff/Torgau we installated some years ago a mix with crocus, perennials and grasses, called "Tanz der Gräser".
foto 1: In mart 2017 the crocus are full in flowering. The roundabound was protected with gravels against weeds and high waterevaporation.
foto 2: The same roundabound in october 2017with autumn flowers and grasses!

[Maggi Young]

Very effective planting, Harald-Alex.

[ian mcdonald]

There ought to be more roundabouts like the one shown.

[Harald-Alex.]

Thank You, Maggi Young and Ian Mcdonald for Your nice comments. I gave they to the road construction office Leipzig!

We have here in our region another place, where blue wild crocus grow for many years. In the churchyard and the surrounding farm of Wildschütz near Torgau every year in march flower thousands of deepblue crocus (variety is unknown). The over 80 years old farmer Müller looks every day for the flowers and the visitors. Galanthus, Leucojum, Eranthis and in autumn Cholchicum there also grow in great amounts.
Fotos:
1. Crocus around the church of Wildschütz
2. Crocus in the garden of the farmer Müller, who is the neighbor of the church

[shaun342]

Great pictures Harald-Alex