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Bulbs => Crocus => Topic started by: Jupiter on May 07, 2019, 10:26:15 AM

Title: Crocus, May 2019
Post by: Jupiter on May 07, 2019, 10:26:15 AM: The autumn flowering Crocuses are in full swing here in Adelaide, with lots of flowers in pots and in the garden.
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Post by: Jupiter on May 07, 2019, 10:29:14 AM: and some more
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Post by: Maggi Young on May 07, 2019, 11:35:30 AM: Surely photos to convince any sceptic that these little flowers are worth growing!!
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Post by: Parsla on May 08, 2019, 09:36:52 AM: Hi Jamus, these are really beautiful blooms. Absolutely perfect.
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Post by: Jupiter on May 14, 2019, 10:59:39 AM: More in the dreamy series. These are C. goulimyi.
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Post by: Yann on May 18, 2019, 07:16:40 PM: goulimyi is a winner :D
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Post by: Tony Willis on June 04, 2019, 04:14:01 PM: Northern Macedonia
Crocus cvijcii
Crocus jablanicensis
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Post by: Tony Willis on June 04, 2019, 04:15:35 PM: Northern Macedonia

Crocus pelistericus
Crocus scardicus
Crocus veluchensis
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Post by: pehe on June 04, 2019, 05:06:07 PM: Quote from: Tony Willis on June 04, 2019, 04:15:35 PM
Northern Macedonia

Crocus pelistericus
Crocus scardicus
Crocus veluchensis

That is an amazing hillside with scardicus!
There must be millions growing very well. What are the conditions there?
I struggle too keep my two corms alive, so if I can learn to grow them better I will be happy.

Thanks for showing all these beautiful Crocus!

Poul
Title: Re: Crocus, May 2019
Post by: Tony Willis on June 05, 2019, 01:57:53 PM: Quote from: pehe on June 04, 2019, 05:06:07 PM
That is an amazing hillside with scardicus!
There must be millions growing very well. What are the conditions there?
I struggle too keep my two corms alive, so if I can learn to grow them better I will be happy.

Thanks for showing all these beautiful Crocus!

Poul

yes there were endless numbers. Conditions are quite variable up there. The earlier flowering ones seem to come out some time after the snow has melted and are on slightly sloping hillsides. I have seen them flowering later at the edge of snowpatches in gullies. The veluchensis however seem to be much closer to the actual snow although I have also seen them on very steep slopes clear of snow. They are both growing in coarse grass in very nice deep loamy soil. I think they will be moist all summer due to thunderstorms. I grow them quite well in a constantly moist sand plunge in shade, they never dry out.