Crocus november 2015

[Roma]

 Lovely crocuses everyone.  nothing exotic or exciting here.
I was pleased to find a couple of Crocus speciosus among all the pulchellus.  I have been dumping old potting soil in the hope of getting other species to naturalise.  The Crocus pulchellus are coming up all over the garden.  I photographed the first flower on September 8th and they keep on coming.  I think they are lovely at this time of year but the leaves can be a nuisance when they come up too thickly among other plants.

Crocus pulchellus
Crocus speciosus

 

[Roma]

Some new this year from Pottertons

Crocus pulchellus albus
Crocus speciosus 'Albus'
Crocus cartwrightianus 'Albus'
Crocus goulimyi 'Mani White'
I do like white flowers but maybe I ordered too many?

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocus cartwrightianus 'Albus'

Don't like flowers of cartwrightianus albus. Very suspicious to virus infection.

[Roma]

Yes, Janis. I did wonder about that.  Crocus 'Dream Dancer' from the same source didn't look too good either

[YT]

Crocus tournefortii and Crocus wattiorum today

[Janis Ruksans]

After several cloudy and wet (only fog, still no rain) days today again shined sun and so crocuses continued blooming.
The "Jewel of Day" was of course C. laevigatus form 'Gold". You must to trust me - no Photoshop applied. I was surprised by myself for intensity of colour. Never before so deep yellow tone was observed.
Another is laevigatus from Peloponnes, Greece - PELO-013
For long I was looking for pure white C. robertianus. Now I found it near Varnakovo Monastery in Greece. To compare with more traditional I put picture where both blue and white can be seen
Crocus nerimaniae is with last flowers, but C. wattiorum at its peak. Here the last.

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocus melantherus Gold is only pale shade of laevigatus Gold
C. nerimaniae is less uniform than wattiorum and there are striped individuals, too
Crocus hellenicus from Varnakovo belongs to my favourite speciosus
Crocus goulimyi AGIA SOPHIA is one of most unusual goulimyi
And as last today - striped form of C. boryi.

[Maggi Young]

So many beauties, Janis - C. laevigatus form 'Gold" is quite  extraordinary - yes, a real jewel.

[Yann]

Again that's a pleasure to see these beauties, Janis thanks for sharing.

[YT]

C. laevigatus form 'Gold".

  I'd like to see the inside, please, Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

I'd like to see the inside, please, Janis

It was only first day when buds came out. Of course I will picture open flowers at first sunny day, but inside will be white. It is only flower segments outside colour. It is not the first year with me, but the first when outside colour is so intensive. I'm surprised by myself.

[Janis Ruksans]

Some more pictures from  yesterday. In this entry Crocus melantherus
common view
Brian Mathew's form
and stippled form from my gatherings - PELO-028 #1

[Janis Ruksans]

Some more crocuses from Greece
Crocus cartwrightianus Anabelle - selection made by Antoine Hoog
Crocus laevigatus from Metochi - Archibalds collection
Typical Crocus mazziaricus from my gatherings
and as last Crocus pumilus from Crete

[annew]

Wonderful to see so many flowers, Janis.
Here is your C archibaldiorum in flower now.

[annew]

Crocus 'Purple Heart' and C mathewii are very similar - the branching of the style seems distinct, however.