Crocus February 2015

[ruben]

Some crocus sieberii selections:
 Crocus sieberii ssp. nivalis
 Crocus sieberii 'Ronald Ginns'
 Crocus sieberii 'George'
Crocus vernus 'Krasno Polje'

[ruben]

A nice Crocus versicolor selection by Janis Ruksans
A very nice Crocus versicolor from the VAR in France.
Crocus biflorus ssp. atrospermus
Crocus biflorus ssp. alexandrii

[Yann]

Crocus chrysanthus 'Constellation' Crocus chrysanthus 'Spring Pearl' (thx Thomas for the alert)
Crocus sieberi 'Ronald Ginns'
Crocus tommasinianus 'Bobbo'
Crocus x leonidii 'Ego'

[Maggi Young]

My word, what grand collections we are being shown - so good that you are getting some sun to open the flowers. So pretty  - and instructive - to see them both closed and open. 

[Yann]

It was a sunny day and yes Crocus are now at their best.
Ruben your alexandrii is making me jealous

[Maritfri]

First crocus this spring is Crocus rujanensis 



Marit

[Yann]

beautiful luminous rujanensis Marit!

[johnw]

Poor shots, with all the snow outside getting a good focus is impossible in the greenhouse. Crocus xchrysanthus 'Phoebe', she seems particularly dark this year.

johnw

[Maritfri]

Thank you Yann

This is the second time I see them in bloom and I am very satisfied

beautiful luminous rujanensis Marit!

[Janis Ruksans]

Here this morning "only" minus 15 C - so still nothing to show. Hopoe some warming from mid-week (if crocuses will not be killed).
Janis

[YT]

Here this morning "only" minus 15 C - so still nothing to show. Hopoe some warming from mid-week (if crocuses will not be killed).
Janis

I've never experienced minus 15˚C yet... hoping all your crocuses and plants in safe, Janis. Here are the crocuses from you and thank you for offering to us such lovely plants every year

Crocus chrysanthus ‘Macedonian Ivory’
Crocus nubigena
Crocus vitellinus albino form

[Tim Ingram]

I think this is Crocus herbertii rather than gargaricus that Kris showed earlier, and I'm sure the flowers are more orange than the camera has registered. This grows in a high humus bed along with Corydalis flexuosa hybrids and trilliums and amongst the suckering rowan Sorbus reducta. A fabulous little crocus

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I've never experienced minus 15˚C yet... hoping all your crocuses and plants in safe, Janis. Here are the crocuses from you and thank you for offering to us such lovely plants every year

Crocus chrysanthus ‘Macedonian Ivory’
Crocus nubigena
Crocus vitellinus albino form

Heavenly compact Crocus Tatsuo !!! 

I think this is Crocus herbertii rather than gargaricus that Kris showed earlier, and I'm sure the flowers are more orange than the camera has registered. This grows in a high humus bed along with Corydalis flexuosa hybrids and trilliums and amongst the suckering rowan Sorbus reducta. A fabulous little crocus

A wonderful patch, Tim.  I find both herbertii and gargaricus of a unique orange in the Crocus world !

[Steve Garvie]

Crocus heuffelianus "Carpathian Wonder"


I know that Crocus heuffelianus is often considered as only a Balkan form of the widespread Crocus vernus vernus but does anyone know of the history and provenance of Carpathian Wonder?

[Maggi Young]

On page 185 of his book, Crocuses - Janis Ruksans writes about finding the plant which became 'Carpathian Wonder' on the Srednij Vereckij mountain pass while searching for a pink heuffelianus he had been told was in that area. Janis describes the plant as  "one of the best crocuses of my life"      The plants in cultivation are derived from seed of that initial collection- which has a "thinner purple mark" than the first plants. He mentions the award of a Preliminary Commendation from the RHS in 2003.