Crocus December 2007

[Andrew]

What better way than to start December with Crocus michelsonii, flowering a month earlier this year.

[ian mcenery]

Most of mine sufferred from the dry spring but this one is looking nice. I think it is one of Tony's it usually is when it comes with a full description. Crocus laevigatus for continuous flowering and it's timing is one of the stars!

[udo]

my last crocus for this year
Cr.cartwrightianus
              ``           white form
3 forms from Cr.biflorus ssp.melantherus

[dominique]

Hello Dirk
Fine pics of your Crocus  Thank you My Biflorus melantherus is as your first pic

[dominique]

Some Crocus are always in flower. It's a chance for the week end very grey !

[Armin]

Thanks to everybody for the crocus pics.

[mark smyth]

I wish my C. laevigatus would flower above their leaves.

I think this is the white form or it may be a rogue bulb taken with my Nikon and canon

[mark smyth]

and my early Crocus chrysanthus 'Afyon' again Nikon v Canon

[ian mcenery]

My chrysanthus are not above ground yet are you using heat Mark or is the balmy air of Ireland?

Here is a tough plant in the garden Crocus niveus a late flowering clone with its second flush please note that it has the good sense not to open

[mark smyth]

no heat Ian.

C. sieberi 'Bowles White' has been out for a few days now. I should be out of work early enough tomorrow to get a photo. It will be weather permitting as they are in a trough

[Kees Jan]

This is Crocus pallasii ssp. dispathaceus, photographed in Konya province, S Turkey. According to the Flora of Turkey the Konya populations are less typical of this subspecies and tend to merge with ssp. pallasii. The flower colour certainly seems more typical of ssp. pallasii (lilac-blue) than ssp. dispathaceus (reddish purple).

[Kees Jan]

and here is C. pallasii ssp. dispathaceus near relative, C. pallasii ssp. pallasii, photographed west of the ssp. dispathaceus location. Note the wider tepals. They don't always grow in Acantholimon cushions.

[I.S.]

 Kees! thanks for pallasii pics the first one remind me Franz's pallasii. Just it was darker then yours.

[dominique]

To day open Crocus chrysanthus Afyon, some days after those of Mark. Mine have very short stigmate. It is really a very little flower only 2cm wide with very narrow leaves.

[mark smyth]

Here's Crocus sieberi 'Bowles White'