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Gerry Webster

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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #150 on: September 22, 2008, 03:01:38 PM »
I've had a form of Crocus niveus for a number of years which was said to be raised from Marcus Harvey seed. It was obtained as full-sized corms. It multiplies readily but has never flowered & shows no inclination to do so. I wonder if any friends in NZ or Australia have any experience or useful knowledge of this plant before I dispose of it - as Bowles' is supposed to have said, "if it doesn't pay the rent......".
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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #151 on: September 24, 2008, 04:52:18 PM »
Gerry you will need Thomas or Tony to give you their opinions. It has been known for bulbs to be given away because they dont perform only to flower for the new owner
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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #152 on: September 24, 2008, 05:58:12 PM »
Mark - I paid good money for them!
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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #153 on: September 25, 2008, 03:03:42 AM »
See the  Crocus Sept 2008 thread Gerry, for my note on Marcus' niveus. Mine flower quite well though.

Sadly, the last couple of days have seen the end of crocuses in this part of the world, for 2008. There were a couple of minimus left in Australia earlier in the week and the last bloom on my own C. minimus Bavella form has now finished. Nothing more to come. But frits are in full swing. :)
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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #154 on: September 25, 2008, 12:24:08 PM »
Lesley,

It was a shame that I never got good enough weather to get a good photograph of both of Otto's late types... Crocus minimus and C. corsicus.  Both were just glorious, even closed, but particularly the minimus!!!!!.
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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #155 on: August 29, 2011, 09:29:03 PM »
Why have we gone back to 2008?
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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #156 on: August 29, 2011, 10:11:30 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on August 29, 2011, 09:29:03 PM
Why have we gone back to 2008?
"We" haven't, Lesley... I was tidying a few mixed old posts and you have somehow picked up on  that!
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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #157 on: August 29, 2011, 10:28:36 PM »
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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #158 on: August 29, 2011, 10:42:24 PM »
Sorry Lesley... it must have sent you each time I moved stuff!
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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #159 on: August 30, 2011, 09:40:31 AM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on August 29, 2011, 10:11:30 PM
Quote from: Lesley Cox on August 29, 2011, 09:29:03 PM
Why have we gone back to 2008?
"We" haven't, Lesley... I was tidying a few mixed old posts and you have somehow picked up on  that!

Maggi, in your tidying up I think you have picked up an old thread-see title-with posts from 2008.
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Re: Crocus in both hemispheres August 2008
« Reply #160 on: August 30, 2011, 11:13:43 AM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on August 30, 2011, 09:40:31 AM
Quote from: Maggi Young on August 29, 2011, 10:11:30 PM
Quote from: Lesley Cox on August 29, 2011, 09:29:03 PM
Why have we gone back to 2008?
"We" haven't, Lesley... I was tidying a few mixed old posts and you have somehow picked up on  that!

Maggi, in your tidying up I think you have picked up an old thread-see title-with posts from 2008.

I know that, David... it was a pair of 2008 threads I was tidying..... I really cannot bear to rush the housework.  ;)
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