Crocus October 2017

[Ian Y]

Crocus mathewii, It must be a very easy species to grow, because this clump blooms every year without any special care

It certainly likes you Raffa, it is a bit more of a challenge in cold Scotland.

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocus mathewii, It must be a very easy species to grow, because this clump blooms every year without any special care

Excellent! I don't think that it is very easy, but you live in Spain... I'm sawing it every year and so stock increases, but I quite often some are lost too.

[WimB]

Crocus melantherus and Crocus wattiorum.

[Roma]

Two weeks ago I went to the farm where I buy hay for my ponies.  It is at the end of the road past the cemetery which was the main road before the bypass was made.   In spring there is a mass planting of narcissus (probably 'Tete-aTete' but in autumn there is Crocus speciosus albus which surprised me the first time I saw it. 

[Steve Garvie]

Crocus moabiticus -a recent acquisition which is growing well. (Perhaps too well for it to be the real deal?).

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocus moabiticus -a recent acquisition which is growing well. (Perhaps too well for it to be the real deal?).

With me it grows quite well, too. Not always blooms, sometimes flowers develop far too late and didn't open, but I didn't lost it even in bad seasons.

[Yann]

Crocus pulchellus, mount Athos, Greece
Crocus hadriaticus
Crocus cartwrightianus and a special guest 

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocus pulchellus, mount Athos, Greece
Crocus hadriaticus
Crocus cartwrightianus and a special guest 

Very good pictures!

[Harald-Alex.]

Crocusflowers in autumn
In 10.10.17 started the autumnflowers of crocus here. The Crocus speciosus flowers are eyescatcher in this amounts and grow here nearly 30 years. In the same area also grow springflowering Crocus chrysanthus, so that the first mowing starts after 10. may next year!
The leaves of Crocus kotschyanus and Crocus speciosus grows in spring, but Crocus sativus leaves are long already in autumn.
Thats why Crocus sativus needs warm places in the garden.
Crocus kotschyanus developes so many small bulbs, that they after some years only have leaves like gras without flowers.
But after planting in new places they flowers again.
Fotos:
1. - Crocus sativus after heavy rain
2. - Crocus kotschyanus
3. - Crocus speciosus (Artabir?)
4. - Crocus speciosus in the garden
5. - Crocus speciosus with the red "Wellcome Door"