Crocus November 2007

[dominique]

Always some errors !!! 2 series of same pics ! Sorry

No problems, Do, you are doing fine! Maggi

[I.S.]

    Thaks to everyone for nice postigs.
 Kees jan! I will say c. asumaniae for your first crocus. The  style and color is same which I post before from ngbb garden. This species present in Antalya with large population.
 Dave! I enjoyed so much with your pleasant pics and journey. I can't go through without ptresent my gratitudes for your helpfull informations and experiences about. I wish also to visit same area in future if I can have time.
Thomas! As you see here Dave's and  Kees's history Without any commets.
If I am not wrong. Marco's family was lookig a house to buy in Antalya for living there, like many German tourists do.

[mark smyth]

well done Dominique! it's easy to remove the errors. Click on modify on the right side of your post and remove what you dont need

[tonyg]

Kees Jan
Ibrahims' local knowledge matches my best offer!  Below is a pic of C asumainiae in cultivation.  It is the best match  for the plant that you have found.  Most of my C asumaniae have style divided at this level and into 3 distinct branches.  C cancellatus in all its forms has a style with mutiple divisions at each tip.  However there is a school of thought which puts C asumaniae and C mathewii as synonymous (the purple throat being a variable feature of the plant we call C mathewii).  I would very much doubt possibility of pallasii x cancellatus - they are too distantly related.

[Kees Jan]

Hi Ibrahim, Tony,

Thanks for identifying the Crocus as asumaniae!

The Flora of Turkey says asumaniae is only known from the Akseki area in Antalya province, but I took my pictures between Fethiye and Golhisar, which is much further west in the eastern part of Mugla province. Perhaps new stations outside the Akseki area have been found since the publication of the Flora of Turkey, if not, this seems to be a new record, disjunct from the Akseki populations.

Any additional information on the distribution of C. asumaniae outside the Akseki area would be much appreciated.

[zephirine]

It's one day too late,normally, but the flowers opened yesterday November 30th...I assume it's still valid then?
Last but not least of my lately bought crocusses, here is C. longiflorus...

[dominique]

Très belle photo d'un de mes crocus préférés Zéphirine. Il n'est pas identique au mien. Merci
Very nice pic of one of my most liked crocus Zéphirine. Not the same than mine
Do

[zephirine]

Thank you Dominique! It sounds strange to meet on such a distant place, while we actually live only 200km apart, lol!
My Crocus longiflorus come from Paul Christian's. Would you have a picture of yours, for comparison purposes, please?
Greetings from Northern Isere...
Zephirine

[mark smyth]

here is one of mine

[mark smyth]

They are variable. One of mine this year opened to reveal lovely dark marked veins. I forgot to take a photo. More are up now so if I remember I'll bring the pot indoors to make the flowers open

[dominique]

Thank you Dominique! It sounds strange to meet on such a distant place, while we actually live only 200km apart, lol!
My Crocus longiflorus come from Paul Christian's. Would you have a picture of yours, for comparison purposes, please?
Greetings from Northern Isere...
Zephirine

Bonsoir Zephirine
Here is a pic of mine which comes from holland