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Crocus December 2006

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Kees Jan:
Hi Maggi, yes it IS definitely a very long time since I visited you and Ian in Aberdeen.

Tony, many thanks for your information. I did not know there were any lilac hadriaticus with yellow throat in the Taigetos. I also visited Monemvasia this year, which is situated south of the Parnon Mts. in the Malea Peninsula. There was a display board with information about the native flora and Crocus hadriaticus ssp. parnonicus was said to occur on the summit of this small island but it was probably too early. According to "Wild Flowers of Greece, the Peloponnese" ssp. parnonicus also occurs south of Monemvasia.

Here are a few more croci from southern Greece for you all:
-Crocus niveus in the Mani Peninsula, southern Peloponnesenear near its upper altitudinal limit  (Ocotber 3rd 2006);
-Crocus robertianus in open woodland, southern Pindus, October 21st 2005;
-Crocus hadriaticus ssp. parnassicus, just west of Delphi, mid-October 2005.

Regards,

Kees Jan van Zwienen, Netherlands

Sorry, Crocus niveus was photographed at 1000m, not 100m! I did not find any crocuses in flower at lower altitude. By the way, the flowering season of autumn crocuses in Greece seems to start earlier up in the mountains. Perhaps due to cooler temperatures or a earlier rain?

Kees Jan

DaveM:
Hi all

I suppose there's a first time for everything: will it work, I ask myself?

Thought you'd like to see some images of crocus taken in SW Turkey in early December. We arrived after some days of rain and floods to wall to wall sunshine but, boy was it cold. Firstly, pics are of Crocus mathewi; these grow in the stony turf areas at the locality shown at c 2000m.


Dave

Maggi Young:
Welcome, Dave, great to have you join the forum after we have so enjoyed your essays in the articles section of the main site. You haven't quite cracked the image posting, I've tidied it for you... I sugesst you have a browse in the info threads... there's a lot of stuff there to iron out posting wrinkles!
Cheers,
Maggi

Maggi Young:
Crocus mathewi is so perfect.. the forms with the darkest throats andthe whitest flowers... just the best of the best!

DaveM:
Thanks, Maggi, I'll just have to try again. Here goes.
This time some pics of Crocus cancellatus ssp lycius, a very common little plant scattered throughout much of Antalya region, occurring from sea level to well over 2000 m. Like C mathewi, seems to like growing as single bulbs dotted around, never in huge numbers; saw almost no clumps at all. C c ssp lycius sems highly variable, as this selections shows. The intensely divided styles are amazing.....

Dave

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