Crocus January 2018

[sokol]

First spring Crocus here is Crocus leichtlinii.

[Janis Ruksans]

Excellent pictures and crocus!
Real New Year greeting!

[Yann]

Crocus concinnus a  real gem, sourced from Janis.
Crocus chrysanthus x Sea Dream, very early!

[Steve Garvie]

Mine are not the best of images as there was only a brief spell of sunshine as the sun was setting.
My hands may also have had a wee shake as a legacy of the night before. 

Happy New Year everyone!

Crocus caricus


Crocus nubigena


Crocus concinnus


Crocus danfordiae Blue form


Crocus gembosii Sunspot

[tonyg]

A mild spell has brought a few crocus into flower.  Hoping for a return to cold weather to hold the rest back.

Crocus punctatus and a white form of Crocus danfordiae.

[Tony Willis]

First of the spring flowering crocuses out today
Crocus atrospermus
Crocus biflorus pulchricolor white form
Crocus cyprius
Crocus fleischeri from Feithye,Turkey
Crocus hartmannianus a gift from a friend

[Tony Willis]

Two more
Crocus chrysanthus a pale form from Mt Vermion,Greec
Crocus fleischeri from Feithye ,Turkey

[Yann]

Crocus biflorus, ex Monte Baldo
Crocus kerndorffiorum x leichtlinii, thanks Tony G. 

[sokol]

Nice collection and pictures of Crocus everybody. There are so many interesting Crocus lacking in my own collection.

Tony, do you mean Fethiye in Turkey where your Crocus fleischeri is from?

[Tony Willis]

Nice collection and pictures of Crocus everybody. There are so many interesting Crocus lacking in my own collection.

Tony, do you mean Fethiye in Turkey where your Crocus fleischeri is from?

yes if I remember correctly near Uzumlu just north of feithye

[Tony Willis]

Crocus biflorus crewii

[sokol]

yes if I remember correctly near Uzumlu just north of feithye

Thanks, I have found Üzümlü.

[sokol]

Yesterday I used the last warm and sunny day for a while to take some pictures.

Crocus dalmaticus from southern Albania. Or is it Crocus sublimis?





Crocus danfordiae from a kind friend



Crocus nubigena? that I have got as Crocus weldenii

[Janis Ruksans]

This will be second night with minus 10 C, tomorrow I will start covering of all beds with 5 cm thick glass-wool sheets. Next weeks are promised only with minus temperatures. A lot of crocuses are with flowerbuds out, but as days are cloudy no flowers opened.

[Yann]

as you mention le grey sky doesn't help the buds to open.
Here's one from you: Crocus sakaltutanensis, an absolute stunner!
Crocus sieberi 'Hubert Edelsten' , outside they has been eaten by slugs.