Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Bulbs => Crocus => Topic started by: Steve Garvie on January 02, 2014, 06:40:22 PM
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This crocus is one of a number of species to survive in pots in a neglected bulb frame which was used as a sun-lounger by the family cat. Unfortunately almost all of the pots have now lost their labels.
I had thought it would be easy to name the bulbs as they come into flower but.......
In flower now, this is a small pale-flowered crocus that is paler in life than the enclosed images suggest. One of the "spare" labels is Crocus danfordiae "blue form" (which came from Kath Dryden) -could this be C. danfordiae blue?
Unfortunately I did not think to photograph the corm when I re-potted it so I cannot provide a description of the corm. One feature that I noted is that the base of the yellow anthers appears to be black -this can only be seen in one of the images below (the poorest one).
I would be grateful for any help you can give to name this crocus ....and if possible your reasons why.
Many thanks,
Steve.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/11713206414_002c47135e_o.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/11713605256_81ff6f95bb_o.jpg)
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5485/11713086613_6a96533dd9_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2827/11713616176_f96d80eba7_o.jpg)
A very poor quality image which shows the blackish base to the anthers (I think).
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Could be danfordiae.
Janis
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Many thanks Janis!!!
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Does not look like the danfordiae I grow here - more like C. etruscus ,but this species normally has a stigma that is longer than the anthers . The corm tunic may provide you with a clue .
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Does not look like the danfordiae I grow here - more like C. etruscus ,but this species normally has a stigma that is longer than the anthers . The corm tunic may provide you with a clue .
I don't think that etruscus has black "beard" on anthers, clearly expressed in danfordiae and on those pictures. Flower form is a little different, but could be variation, of course must to see tunics.
Janis