Crocus October 2014

[Matt T]

I love the delicate colour of this Crocus laevigatus AH.0153.

[Matt T]

These corms were ordered as Crocus pulchellus, but the pale yellow throat and many branched, stigma over-topping the anthers key out as Crocus speciosus subsp. speciosus. Can anyone verify this ID please?
Thanks, M

[Matt T]

Labelled as Crocus speciosus, I'm wondering if this might be my missing C. pulchellus? Will find out when they open tomorrow.

[Janis Ruksans]

These corms were ordered as Crocus pulchellus, but the pale yellow throat and many branched, glabrous stigma over-topping the anthers key out as Crocus speciosus subsp. speciosus. Can anyone verify this ID please?
Thanks, M

This one undoubtedly is representative of Crocus speciosus group.
Janis

[Matt T]

Thanks, Janis.
M

[Thomas Huber]

Matt, I don't know where you ordered your corms, but I have ordered hundreds of pulchellus in Holland - only 1% was true... 

Still sunshine in Neustadt and each day more crocus come out. This is the first year I have so many autumn crocus in my lawn. Many of them are seedlings that I scattered years ago, others were planted only this summer - I have to say many thanks to Dirk for that 

[Thomas Huber]

Some more beauties - not really special, but I still love them:
Crocus speciosus Albus
C. kotschyanus leucopharynx
C. pulchellus Zephyr
C. cambessedesii
C. cancellatus

[Thomas Huber]

Some seedlings, flowering for the first time:
- looks like pulchellus x speciosus Albus, the throat isn't yellow like in speciosus
- a striped gilanicus - not sure if I have to worry about a virus....
- pulchellus Zephyr seedlings in my lawn

[Matt T]

Matt, I don't know where you ordered your corms, but I have ordered hundreds of pulchellus in Holland - only 1% was true... 

Hi Thomas,
The order was from a very reputable UK source. I had ordered C. speciosus at the same time and the buds I posted in reply #3 (which I have labelled as C. speciosus)look as though they might be C. pulchellus. They're not open yet as we have miserable weather today. I suspect that either the supplier or, when potting them up, I got the labels mixed up. 

I nice lot of flowers you have out there. In my opinion all Crocus are special!

M

[Thomas Huber]

Of course you're right - all crocus are special.
But some are more special 

Do you know if your UK supplier grows his plants himself?
Probably they were bought from Dutch wholesale dealer... let's wait until your speciosus are open.

[tonyg]

Good to see your crocuses looking so health and happy Thomas! 

A few more from Norfolk below

Two contrasting forms of Corcus tournefortii
Two different forms of Crocus goulimyi
a very dark Crocus cartwrightianus seedling.  Maybe it is a hybrid with the promiscuous Crocus thomasii?

[Tony Willis]

Some very nice crocus being shown.

Three more of mine
Crocus laevigatus two forms
Crocus pallasii from Turkey
Crocus serotinus

[WimB]

Some in flower here now:

Crocus banaticus x 2
Crocus gilanicus
Crocus kotschyanus leucopharynx
Crocus thomasii

[WimB]

Crocus speciosus 2 x
Crocus cancellatus subsp. mazziaricus
and Crocus vallicola

[Yann]

gorgeous color for banaticus, waiting mine to flower it's getting too hot in the greenhouse.