Crocus December 2019

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocus chrysanthus from nr. Ossa vil. in Greek Macedonia remained only slightly opened as well as demirizianus aff.
Similarly in almost closed bud remained C. danfordiae (W group, sample from near Beyshekir)
Finally opened Crocus hittiticus, in the background you can see top of flower bud which never opened and will not do this - it already started wilting in bud without opening.

[Yann]

hittiticus has a nice shape, love it

[Ophrys]

Hello,
in Germany the weather is very moderate for the season so the Crocus laevigatus is blooming in the garden.
Ophrys

[Janis Ruksans]

Today I brought some crocus pots into kitchen to forth flowers open and to pollinate them. Afterwards they were replaced back to greenhouse.
In this entry crocus species labelled as demirizianus. It was collected by Ibrahim with already ripe seeds in February, so blooming in December could be natural. And I can't exclude that it is another one autumn blooming annulate species, but I have only 3 plants, so before increasing I don't want to make herbarium and dissect plants for description.

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocus fauseri was already shown in forum this month, but now I brought it inside for full opening, following pollination and pictures.

[Janis Ruksans]

In this entry last of "trio" brought in yesterday for pollination and pictures. It is Crocus mysius distributed in wild much wider than supposed by Kerndorff & Pasche who described it from Balikesir Province in Turkey. Here pictured plants from Ulus Dag, but we collected identical crocus on Goldag in Manissa prov (they only showed out noses).

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I'm truly in love with all these black anthered Crocus' - They are amazingly beautiful !

[Yann]

Christmas gifts here some awesome species

[Janis Ruksans]

Happy New Year! (although outside now is + 5 and no snow at all)
Janis

[Maggi Young]

And very best  wishes to you and  all your  family , Janis! Thank you for all your  informative  posts  through the  year - we  learn a  lot  from you!