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Crocus February 2007
« on: February 01, 2007, 11:57:00 PM »
 :) What lovely weather we are having :)
The crocuses think so anyway ... and it is brighter with cool nights so they are looking better than they did a few weeks ago.  I have noticed signs of a good seed set on the autumn taxa perhaps this mild spell will help the spring ones to set good seed too.

Here is a pick of the current crop.
Crocus antanlyensis
Crocus biflorus biflorus - interesting as it has greyish anthers (normally yellow)
Crocus biflorus creweii - very small, also has greyish anthers (it shoud have!)

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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2007, 12:02:58 AM »
And some more

Crocus biflorus iasuricus - very variable
Crocus dalmaticus - one flower has darker markings than usual, rathre like Franz's Iris Katharine Hodgekin in a recent thread
Crocus chrysanthus - ex wild.  Note the variationin colour of flower and style.
Crocus corsicus - definately true.  Note the feathering and shape/colour, different from C imperati (discussed in January!)

More tomorrow - if time allows!

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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2007, 12:20:28 AM »
A lovely start to the month Tony. Many thanks. No sign yet of autumn flowering ones down here.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2007, 10:51:02 AM »
Great plants, Tony!
Maybe the dark markings of your C. dalmaticus are caused by a virus?!

Many of my crocus are out of the ground, but due to lack of sunshine they are closed
most of the time. Yesterday I had half an hour  for a few shots when sun came out.

Crocus adanensis

Crocus biflorus ssp nubigena, still looks great with its black anthers

C. angustifolius with variable markings on the outer petals

C. biflorus ssp isauricus - also very variable plants

C. alatavicus from Leonid Bondarenko - his new catalogue is online NOW

C. olivieri ssp olivieri - wonderful bright yellow plants collected on Chios


And three different form of C. etruscus:
Rosalind, a Dutch selection

from Janis Ruksans:

from a German nursery:
« Last Edit: February 02, 2007, 11:10:53 AM by Thomas Huber »
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2007, 12:45:08 PM »
Hi, John Gennard posted these wonderful shots in the "DownUnder" page, by mistake. I repost them for him here. John lives in the heart of Leicestershire, England where it does seem that the season is well advanced!
John asked, !Is it Spring already"
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4869-5      Click the pix to enlarge, of course.

As Thomas Huber replied to John : "WOW"

I must say, it looks a lot like spring to me!
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2007, 02:31:10 PM »
Hello Tony and Thomas, wonderful flowers
Thomas, is your olivieri ssp. olivieri not a Crocus flavus ssp.flavus
olivieri has few broad leafs.
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2007, 02:37:36 PM »
Yes, Dirk - I also wondered about these relatively small leaves.
But I'm sure, that I've seen the correct corm tunic, when I received them!
Will have a look at it when dormant!
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2007, 07:59:50 PM »
Tony & Thomas some superb snowdrops - whoops I mean Crocus  ;D ;D ;D.

I am quite warming to the idea of growing more Crocus - yes, in spite of my white blinkers, I do grow Crocus at the moment, but mostly tommies, but the forms that you are both showing greatly encouarge me to be more adventurous!!
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2007, 10:18:59 PM »
Thomas - your crocus always look better than mine.  It is so good to see them growing in a garden rathr than pots :)
I am hoping that the dark markings are not virus.  There are no other signs (twisted petals, streaky leaves).  The other flower is older and has become paler as it has aged which exaggerates the difference.
I have to agree with Dirk, your Crocus olivieri does look exactle like Crocus flavus ... and not just in the flowers.  The yellow/brown cataphylls extending well above ground along with the plentiful leaves are all much more typical of C flavus.  Here are a couple of pics of my plants to back up the idea.
Dont be fooled by the pictures - C olivieri flower is quite a bit smaller than C flavus.
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2007, 10:27:37 PM »
And here are some more from the February Flower Fiesta!

Crocus graveolens - narrow petals and unpleasant scent.
Crocus imperati - seedlings ex De Jager, variable markings.
Crocus paschei - very similar to C adanensis as I grow it.
Crocus sieberi ssp sublimis - fantastic shape as the flowers open and I love the slight bicolour effect
Crocus versicolor - 2 forms

I bring the majority into the greenhouse as the flowers open to enjoy them, record them and hopefully help them set seed.

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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2007, 10:22:41 PM »
I have one or two crocuses out and today the best were Crocus tommasinianus and C. flavus - both grown from seed.
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2007, 12:34:17 AM »
  Hello for everybody..
I am posting some photos of olivieri olivieri from wild. Maybe it can help a littile. The style always divided to six. There are two or three broad leaves just grow out. Some times dark flower tube.

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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2007, 12:52:54 AM »
   And my flavus flavus the style is very simple and short. Five or four leaves same longer with flowers.

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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2007, 01:28:31 AM »
   This is the last from yellew series which I have seen this week.  Chrysanthus; these were small like biflorus, bright yellow, some times deep purple fower tube, five or four fine leaves and  always three divided red style. They are small but always with very big amount. Flavus and olivieri just with little amount.
 
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Re: Crocus February 2007
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2007, 11:51:42 AM »
  Here are some photos from biflorus grp. To identify  is realy complex. They are all known by the name biflorus adamii with short filament. I am not sure if they are enaught short.

 


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