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Maggi Young

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Crocus ID query
« on: June 02, 2016, 02:16:47 PM »
From old Crocus to ID pages ...

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?


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

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





« Last Edit: June 02, 2016, 02:19:49 PM by Maggi Young »
Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!

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