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Bulbs => Crocus => Topic started by: Maggi Young on June 02, 2016, 02:16:47 PM

Title: Crocus ID query
Post by: Maggi Young on June 02, 2016, 02:16:47 PM

From old Crocus to ID pages ...

Quote from: ChrisB on October 30, 2015, 10:35:11 PM

A member of our Northumberland group has asked me to see if anyone here can help ID this crocus purchased as C. zonatus.  When I checked in the Ruksans tome, it is a synonym for C. kotschyanus ssp kotschyanus.  But is this that bulb please?

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Quote from: Janis Ruksans on October 31, 2015, 05:32:08 AM

Most likely some of speciosus group, but could be cancellatus, too. Must to see corm.

Quote from: ChrisB on October 31, 2015, 01:21:38 PM

Many thanks Janis, I will tell her we need to see the corm before we can confirm what it is.

Quote from: tonyg on October 31, 2015, 02:26:28 PM

Definitely speciosus .... C zonatus of trade is usually virused and very shy flowering.

 Now, new from  Alison McCormick

> I have let these die back and here are the photos of the corms from
> the crocus that we thought wasn't zonatus, but speciosus maybe
> 'Conquerer'.

> Cheers
> Alison.
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