Crocus September 2014

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kriss same here, nothing flowering but some pots have the substrat spliting a bit.
Temperatures are dropping down we should get some buds within few weeks now.

Sometimes it is hard to wait longer  Yann 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Two plants that I thought were dead after the 2012 black frost - no flowers in the following season,
but two years later they flower like nothing has happened:
016 - Colchicum aggripinum
022 - Crocus cambessedesii, started with one corm in 2011
014 - Crocus nudiflorus
035 - Cyclamen cilicium, never saw such a dark flower, all my plants are bright rosy
008 - Crocus hadriaticus - hasn't survived, this one was a gift from Dirk Schnabel 

Great show Thomas and glad to hear from you again . Do you grow cambessedesii outside in your garden ?

[johnw]

Thanks Maggi - I'm also happy. Seems like only the leaves died in 2012, but many of the below-surface-parts have survived   

Very good news indeed Thomas.

johnw - +19c

[Boyed]

Hi Zhirair,thank you for answering! I will wait for the leaves and post them again. I hope it hasn't got virus.

Hello Ruben,

You should certainly check the leaves. Just for your info, I would like to add, that when crocus blooms show colour break it doesn't mean that the leaves should show mosaic symptoms and the opposite. These are different viral deseases.

[Thomas Huber]

Yes Kris, the surviving cambessedesii grows in the open garden.
Unfortunately the ones that I grew in baskets all died. Seems
like growing in plantbaskets is not the best way..... 80% of my
collection growing in baskets died. Now I have everything planted
directly into the soil.
Does somebody have similar experiences?

[art600]

Yes Kris, the surviving cambessedesii grows in the open garden.
Unfortunately the ones that I grew in baskets all died. Seems
like growing in plantbaskets is not the best way..... 80% of my
collection growing in baskets died. Now I have everything planted
directly into the soil.
Does somebody have similar experiences?

Sadly yes

[tonyg]

Sadly yes

Some crocuses have survived in the 10cm net pots, Colchicum cupanii and Sternbergia 'angustifolia' too but generally I have to agree that net pots are not great for crocus.

[ruben]

I use always net baskets for all my bulbs (tulipa, crocus, galanthus...) and never had problems. Ist allready the 8 year i use those baskets.
Every year i pick up the baskets and devide the bulbs (seems to be important for the crocusses). I also have very sandy soil and my garden never collects water. So the risk of bulb rot because of the water is small. If you have more heavy soil i can understand net baskets aren't good.
I use the net baskets otherwise the rodents pick up the bulbs   

Crocus niveus was flowering well today
Crocus goulimyii selected at Monemvasia Greece is also doing well.

[Thomas Huber]

Ruben, you might be right that it's your sandy soil - I have loamy soil, mixed up with sand, but still not sandy.
Do you need some more baskets?   How many hundreds do you want.... ?

[ruben]

Thomas, thanks for the offer but last year i bought 1000 baskets so i have enough for the moment 
I also never have more than 5 crocus mature bulbs in one basket - so they have enough space. If i have enough stock i plant my extra bulbs in a new spot in the garden.
Forms with stolons (nudiflorus ...) I plant in open ground. 

[Thomas Huber]

OK Ruben - I think 1000 is enough for this year 
If you need more, just let me know....

[WimB]

A few in flower here now:

Crocus cancellatus subsp. mazziaricus
Crocus hadriaticus subsp. hadriaticus f. lilacinus (2 x)
Crocus speciosus 'Alba'
Crocus speciosus 'Oxonian'

[Thomas Huber]

Wow, speciosus Albus is still one of the best autumn crocus 

Wim, the style of your hadriaticus looks more like cartwrightianus.....but whatever it is: It's a wonderful plant !

[WimB]

Wow, speciosus Albus is still one of the best autumn crocus 

Wim, the style of your hadriaticus looks more like cartwrightianus.....but whatever it is: It's a wonderful plant !

That's possible, Thomas, received it this year from a friend... I like it though!

[ruben]

2 new species in flower today.
Crocus kotschyanus ssp. cappadocicus with very nice veins in the flower.
Crocus cancellatus ssp. mazziaricus.

Both from Janis Ruksans nursery.