Crocus crossing

[Leena]

Guff, your crocus bed is very lovely!

Do you get seed on your other Crocus Leena? C. tommasinianus generally seeds prolifically in gardens here, but then you have a slightly colder climate than us! 

Tristan, I have never gotten seeds from C.tommasinianus. For a longer time I have had 'Whitewell Purple' and 'Barr's Purple' (and I can't see any difference in them, maybe I don't have the right cultivars), 'Roseus' and 'Ruby Giant'. Can it be that these cultivars are sterile? Last autumn I planted several different cultivars of C.tommasinianus from Augis bulbs, and I hope some of them will be fertile. I also have seedlings from white C.tommasinianus (germinated this winter), and they should be fertile, when they grow up.

It may be that our springs are too cold, and I have only once gotten seeds from my C.heuffelianus, and once two seeds from C.sieberi 'George', though I have also other C.sieberi.

This Crocus heuffelianus was sown from Vlastimil Pilous seeds 2019, and it flowered now for the first time in my polytunnel (last night was -17 outside and -12 in my polytunnel so I think that was too much for the flowers). It is very beautiful, and darker than any of my other C.heuffelianus growing outside.

[Guff]

Wildlife



Another heuffelianus type hybrid.

[Guff]

Heuffelianus type hybrids

[Jeffnz]

Like the cup shaped bloom structure along with rounded petals, sorry if this is not the correct term.

[Guff]

This is probably the last of the Heuffelianus type hybrids on my grass bank, deer have eaten most of the flowers. Between the weather and deer, it wasn't good year. Never seen coum flowers being eaten, but they did last night.

Pictures are of the same plant.

[Guff]

Two more Heuffelianus type hybrids, last for this year.

[Guff]

One last section for my grass bank, and I'm done. Next years crocus seed will all go in my lower woods for a mixed Meadow of Spring flowers.



May have over done it with the crocus seed, but I didn't feel like digging anymore at the time.

[Guff]

Started on the last section. Planted around 250 so far. Will work at it alittle at a time. Steep angle of the bank is a killer on my back and legs.....

Probably won't have enough to go all the way to the bottom, will plant crocus seed that was collected.

[Guff]

Forgot to post this picture of the Daffodils that were planted at the top of my small bank. There was alot more of the mini's flowers, most were spent when this picture was taken. Can't wait to see what it looks like Spring 2024.

[Jeffnz]

Mass planting is the only way to go.

[Guff]

It was starting to look so good with the warm Spring weather. Between the Deer and return to Winter, it wasn't a good year for Crocus. Need to put up Deer netting, so I can finally see masses of flowers. Only videos that were made, will try again Spring 2024

[Yann]

amazing, what a patch of colors.

[Guff]

Grass bank is coming alive with flowers.

[Guff]

These two are probably Carpathian Wonder seedlings. Really need to dig up any unique seedlings on my grass bank and plant in a new bed. Every year, they are tagged, but never get around to digging them up.

[Guff]

Some I missed, when I redid my special bed.

Michaels Purple
Tommasinianus Pictus
Wildlife



Another picture of my Carpathian Wonder or Uklin Strain seedling.