Crocus September 2014

[Pauli]

Hello,

 Crocus season starting in Austria too!
goulimyi und g. leucanthus

[udo]

Nice pictures from all.
Here after some days with rain a weekend in full sun:

Crocus kotschyanus
    ``           ``         f.leucopharynx
    ``    gilanicus x kotschyanus
    ``    karduchorum `Album`

[udo]

and more:
Crocus nudiflorus
    ``         ``       `Orla`
    ``    pulchellus
    ``    `Netsuke`, speciosus x pulchellus from Leonid Bondarenko
   

[pehe]

Very nice Dirk!

Crocus nudiflorus

Poul

[pehe]

Crocus banaticus
Crocus speciosus
Crocus vallicola
Crocus gilanicus

Poul

[udo]

and the last:
Crocus hadriaticus ssp.parnonicus, thanks Thomas Huber
    ``    pallasii
    ``    mathewii in several forms
    ``          ``      selection

[ruben]

Very nice Dirk!

I especially like the kardochorum 'Album' and the mathewii selection!

[Maggi Young]

Congratulations Croconuts - what fabulous flowers you are growing   

[tonyg]

The favourable autumn weather is producing dividends here too.  Crocus have been showing in the garden for a week or two and are now approaching their peak display.  In the frames today was the first day with a proper display, watering after repotting only started about ten days ago.

Three forms of Crocus mathewii in flower on the same day .... the best possible start to the season?

Maggi - I have not forgotten that CD.  Life is a series of crises at present but the Crocus Group Archive will reach you sooner or later 

[tonyg]

Crocus tournefortii -my favourite autumn crocus.  Sorry to mathewii fans but this is a great doer in garden or frame and has the most beautiful flowers ... with the leaves.

[Maggi Young]

Thanks for the note, Tony.
Those flowers are a great pick me up for stress, I hope.

I do agree your tournefortii are just glorious - those fuzzy styles are irresistible - but my heart is still with the incomparable blackcurrant-hearted C. mathewi -exquisite!

[tonyg]

A couple more since it has been such a good day here 

Crocus tournefortii with Crocus pulchellus albus among others.

[johnw]

Crocus kotschyanus ex Janis Ruksans today.

johnw - +23c & brilliant

[krisderaeymaeker]

Crocus tournefortii -my favourite autumn crocus.  Sorry to mathewii fans but this is a great doer in garden or frame and has the most beautiful flowers ... with the leaves.

This is so wonderfull  to see Tony. 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Great mathewii's Dirk and Tony  .

Here Crocus time stil has to start ........Except for banaticus , the first goulimyi and kotschyanus .

I don't know why but I suppose the main reason is the fact that it is stil to warm here ? (25 degrees during day and even 14 degrees at night )