Crocus from Balkans

[Judith]

I've never posted before on this forum, and not too often on the hellebore forums where I at least have a bit of knowledge But we've had an interesting Crocus flowering here that we collected at a hellebore site in the borderlands between Croatia and Bosnia. Several bub friends suggested I share a photo.

This sweet thing was blooming with the Tommies and sieberis, early (although everything here is late this year)
Judith

[tonyg]

Welcome Judith!
That is a nice form of what current taxonomy calls Crocus vernus ssp vernus.  The Balkan forms are often dark tipped and have been known under the name C scepusiensis/heuffelianus.  Others here will be able to make more comment including the possible future name changes ...back to what they used to be called!

[Ragged Robin]

A great photo of your Crocus vernus ssp vernus with those lovely purple tips - welcome to this Forum Judith and I look forward to more photos of your plants.

[Judith]

Thanks, Tony, I appreciate the info. I'd been calling it heuffelianus (in my mind I say Heffalump). We were assuming vernus, but nothing was in flower where we got the bulbs. j

[Janis Ruksans]

Thanks, Tony, I appreciate the info. I'd been calling it heuffelianus (in my mind I say Heffalump). We were assuming vernus, but nothing was in flower where we got the bulbs. j

Yes, it is heuffelianus.
Janis

[Judith]

Thanks all, it's good to get the correct information rather than guess. Janis, we have your book, Buried Treasures and it spends most of it's time beside my chair. I hate to admit it, but it does have quite a few stains on the pages, both from mugs, wine glasses and my dirty fingers when I come in and need to look something up right now.

[Lesley Cox]

Welcome to the Forum Judith. Now you've taken that first, sometimes difficult step, don't abandon us. You'll fine some great information and super pictures here on Hellebores as well as crocuses and a million other things.

[ArnoldT]

Crocus kosaninii
Flowering today.

Arnold