Crocus October 2014

[johnw]

A few squeaking in on the month's last day and relishing the sun.

Crocus goulymi
Crocus cancellatus v. mazzaricus
Crocus ligusticus (formerly medius)
Crocus ligusticus (formerly medius)
Crocus ligusticus (formerly medius)

johnw

[mark smyth]

C. medius without virus which is great to see

[johnw]

Mark  - I wonder what the vector is for the crocus virus(es)?  I never have aphis on bulbs and so suspect slugs or snails, the latter have appeared here in the past few years and we have every flavour of slug possible from the banana model down.

Sadly the white bowdeniis are lousy with virus.

johnw

[Janis Ruksans]

As supplied by a well known "rare" bulb seller in UK

Mark, my bulbs are even a little cheeper, but almost always true to name..Why you didn't ask DREAM DANCER to me? We have it, although not included in catalogue.
Janis & Liga

[Janis Ruksans]

A few squeaking in on the month's last day and relishing the sun.

Crocus goulymi
Crocus cancellatus v. mazzaricus
Crocus medius
Crocus medius
Crocus medius

johnw

John, Crocus ligusticus not medfius!
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Here are some of the Crocus that have bloomed here in October.

Sorry, Marit,
Not pulchellus but hybrid with some speciosus. Note branching and position of stigma.
Janis

[Maritfri]

Thank you Janis!

Always good to have the right name. This has been mislabeled when I bought it. Anyway a very nice flower ?!

Marit

[johnw]

Thank-you Janis, I will change my label yet again, I never nboticed the green bract either.  This one started as longiflorus so I must buy longer labels. 

It seems to be winter hardy here, quite unlike speciosus which is hopeless here.

johnw

[ruben]

20 degrees in Belgium, a new record for this time of year! Crazy 

Crocus laevigatus
Crocus hadriaticus x oreocreticus --> a cross between two species
Crocus hadriaticus x oreocreticus --> a cross between two species

[Maggi Young]

Warmer than here, Ruben!
Wonderful weather to open your crocus flowers for great portrait photos   

[johnstephen29]

Crocus Ochroleucus in flower at the moment, got this from R V Roger in Pickering in North Yorkshire as I was passing through on one of the family's regular trips into Yorkshire. I have it growing with some Wallflowers & Crocus Kotschyanus.

Crocus Ochroleucus by johnstephen29, on Flickr

Crocus Ochroleucus by johnstephen29, on Flickr

[Yann]

Crocus oreocreticus
Crocus laevigatus CEH 612 last flower

[ruben]

Yes a bit TO warm Maggi! But weather will chance this evening. Forecast a lot of rain and much colder weather.

Yoday Crocus laevigatus AH 0153 was open. I like the yellow (gold) blush on the outer petals.