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Title: The same crocus?
Post by: Cfred72 on March 29, 2016, 05:29:04 PM

I ask opinion specialists. I bought crocus vernus in two different stores. It should be known that in Belgium we speak several languages; French, German and Flemish. He bought in the French speaking store under the name of crocus vernus' Jeanne d'Arc 'does not you think you it not the same as purchased in the store Flanders Province as the Crocus vernus' Weib?

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1) Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc'

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2) Crocus vernus 'Weib'

Title: Re: The same crocus?
Post by: ashley on March 30, 2016, 12:10:37 PM

Quote from: Cfred72 on March 29, 2016, 05:29:04 PM

... Crocus vernus' Weib?

Yes they look similar, at least to this non-specialist ;).  Perhaps it's a mangled version of weiß (wit, white)? 

Title: Re: The same crocus?
Post by: Cfred72 on March 30, 2016, 04:35:40 PM

Both plants have flowers with very fine purple veins that run through the petals

Title: Re: The same crocus?
Post by: Gabriela on March 30, 2016, 05:55:18 PM

And here's the 'Jeanne d'Arc' from the English store Fred  :) They opened yesterday late afternoon.
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Title: Re: The same crocus?
Post by: Janis Ruksans on April 06, 2016, 05:05:51 PM

Both seem to be the same, but not 'Jeanne d'Arc'. Jeanne d'Arc has pure white flowers without any stripes with blue striped upper part of flower tube (as in picture from Gabriela).