Crocus September 2019

[pehe]

The first crocus in this season:

Crocus suworovianus
Crocus scharojanii flavus

Poul

[StevenS]

Hi Poul,

Brilliant pictures!
I suppose these are growing in your greenhouse?
Here only the tips are just starting to show (growing outside)

Steven

[pehe]

Hi Steven,

Thanks,
No, they grow in an open frame.

Poul

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Excellent start to the season Poul !! No sign of anything here yet.

[Maggi Young]

Had to post  a  photo of Crocus ruksansii today to  mark the  birthday of  Janis Ruksans !!
 Many happy  returns  of the  day, dear  Janis! 

[Janis Ruksans]

Thank you Maggi! And many thanks to everyone who sent me greetings for my birthday! My best present today gave me Crocus scharojani flavus flowerbuds of which just today popped out of ground. From others - nicely blooms Crocus puringii - this year started just after C. ilgazensis which bloomed already before potting. From colchicums my favourites this autumn are C. sanguicolle and C. macrophyllum. Of course some of suworovianus, the first flower of cappadocicus are already blooming and today I maid even the first herbarium sheet of very interesting Greek Crocus cancellatus group representative from E Aegean Islands.
Crocus repotting was finished 31st of August, last two days repotted all Fritillaria pots and today harvested desert Corydalis and started harvesting of juno irises. All still without roots. It is unusually late for me, but I became much slower.

[Yann]

Excellent start to the season Poul !! No sign of anything here yet.

Exactly the same, the last night were colder i guess it'll trigger the flower's shoot.

[Yann]

Thank you Maggi! And many thanks to everyone who sent me greetings for my birthday! My best present today gave me Crocus scharojani flavus flowerbuds of which just today popped out of ground. From others - nicely blooms Crocus puringii - this year started just after C. ilgazensis which bloomed already before potting. From colchicums my favourites this autumn are C. sanguicolle and C. macrophyllum. Of course some of suworovianus, the first flower of cappadocicus are already blooming and today I maid even the first herbarium sheet of very interesting Greek Crocus cancellatus group representative from E Aegean Islands.
Crocus repotting was finished 31st of August, last two days repotted all Fritillaria pots and today harvested desert Corydalis and started harvesting of juno irises. All still without roots. It is unusually late for me, but I became much slower.

Crazy day of work, so a little late i wish a happy b-day.
This macrophyllum is perfection, from which area it's from?

[pehe]

The last nights have been colder in Denmark too, and now more Crocus show their noses:
Banaticus
Banaticus First Snow
Nudiflorus Orla
Autranii
   all growing outside

I believe many more will come in a few days.

Poul

[sokol]

The same here, the first are coming out.

Crocus suworowianus:

[Janis Ruksans]

Crazy day of work, so a little late i wish a happy b-day.
This macrophyllum is perfection, from which area it's from?

From near Anopoli, W Crete,

[StevenS]

Finally first Crocus (vallicola) showing itself...

[Yann]

From near Anopoli, W Crete,

Never saw white ones there, should repay a visit

[Janis Ruksans]

Never saw white ones there, should repay a visit

Not collected by myself.

[Janis Ruksans]

More and more cocuses start blooming. Weather is too hot and flowers didn't last long. Here some pictures from this morning:
Crocus archibaldiorum - originally collected by HKEP
Still is blooming Crocus scharojanii flavus
Very excellent is crocus from Crocus cancellatus group - sample RUDA-061
The first vallicolas come out, Turkish this autumn at moment are slightly creamy toned, but those from NW Caucasus (Russia) are brightest white
But I'm not growing only crocuses - here some of another crop - cultivar 'Sugar Giant' - not the largest fruit (the largest was around 1.5 times larger)