Crocus March 2009

[Anthony Darby]

Janis, is that Crocus michelsonii 'Turkmenian Night', or another dark form?

[Giles]

There's an article on Crocus classification in the March edition of The Plantsman.

[Gerry Webster]

"Crocus corsicus"

This is a current trade form. The yellow in the throat suggests it is a hybrid (with C.imperatii?).

[mark smyth]

Yes reading it now, Giles.

[johnw]

We saw a delectable Crocus tommasianus Rosea throughout the lawn at John Grimshaw's garden. Pink with white on the exteriors. Unfortunately I forgot to ask if it is commercially available. Would anyone know?

johnw

[mark smyth]

This one?
http://www.marksgardenplants.com/crocus%20tommie%20roseus.html

[David Nicholson]

My Crocus season is rapidly coming to an end now. Here is Crocus corsicus 'Col de Bavella' from Dirk.

[johnw]

This one?
http://www.marksgardenplants.com/crocus%20tommie%20roseus.html

That be the one and a great shot. Now where to find it or selfed seed?

johnw

[mark smyth]

ask and you receive

[Lesley Cox]

Janis, I'm glad to see you and your chum have sturdy gloves on your hands. But what a wonderful sight when you lifted the fleece, to find all those buds. I hope the sun comes out for you very soon.

[biodiversite]

An identification please : I bought this crocus some years ago as Crocus serotinus ssp. clusii, but it reveals quickly to flower in spring. Nevertheless, as nomenclature is difficult, I'm not able to name it : an idea ?

And a picture of Crocus abantensis, still incredible with its somptuous blue  , and one of C. biflorus ssp. weldenii 'Albus', very fine in real in the sun !

[Gerry Webster]

Crocus malyi ‘Sveti Roc’ (sic)

From a collection by Antoine Hoog (AH 8651), on the road from Obrovac to Sveti Rok, Croatia.

Edit: Curiously, the recent phylogenetic analysis suggests that C. malyi is most closely related to C. banaticus.

[biodiversite]

another identification please : this bulb was commercialised by Dix as Crocus candidus ssp. subflavus, but this name is not included on the alpine house website http://www.thealpinehouse.fsnet.co.uk/crocus%20pages/
nevertheless, I think that the very wide leaves are very specific : isn't it ?

[Gerry Webster]

another identification please : this bulb was commercialised by Dix as Crocus candidus ssp. subflavus, but this name is not included on the alpine house website http://www.thealpinehouse.fsnet.co.uk/crocus%20pages/
nevertheless, I think that the very wide leaves are very specific : isn't it ?

Francois - according to the RHS database this is a synonym for C. olivieri subsp olivieri.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/databases/summary2.asp?crit=crocus%20and%20candidus%20and%20subflavus&Genus=Crocus

[biodiversite]

Thank you Gerry  . Do you think identification of the violet one is possible without detail about the corm ?

Finally, I presented last year a Crocus biflorus ssp. biflorus 4-mere : it is still like that this year, and I'm waiting for its second flower to assure this point