Connoisseur Collection

[Lvandelft]

The next batch some Crocus and some Iris

Crocus biflorus ssp. biflorus 2         
Crocus chrysanthus Aubade
Crocus chrysanthus Cream Beauty                                   
Crocus chrysanthus orig. spec.  (since Sunday we know from Ibrahim there are better ones)
Crocus chrysanthus Romance   
  Iris histr. Sheila Ann Germaney
Iris reticulata Alida
Iris reticulata Pixie [Harmony sport]

[Lvandelft]

And the last batch for today

Crocus chrysanthus Sunspot     This was made before the frost but now there's not much to photograph left, so here is what I have.     
Crocus reticulatus x angustifolius Janis Ruksans         

Crocus sieberi George       In post nr. 252 page 17 Crocus thread was another
                                    picture from Anne. I was told a selection of Hubert Edelsten probably.

Crocus sieberi M. Hoog's Memory             
Crocus stellaris                 
Crocus tommasinianus x Yalta

Fritillaria raddeana
Narcissus Div. I Small Fry [M.J. Berkeley x N. asturiensis] 
Tulipa kaufmanniana Hybr.  Early Harvest 
          This Tulip I already showed the last time before the frost period, most of them have suffered now.

 


   

[David Nicholson]

Many thanks for taking the time and the trouble to post these Luit, lovely pictures.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Again a very nice series Luit !
Nice to see how Crocus sunspot just pokes through the surface - afraid from the cold

[annew]

Really enjoying this thread!

[Armin]

Luit;
Yesterday I could make some more pictures in the Collection.

 
Crocus tommasinianus Whitewell Purple (from 1933)

Luit, thanks for the great pictures.
This "whitewell purple" form is different to the one general offered with large flowers and a dark stem. See my picture. On the opposite I purchased also "whitewell purple" which looked like the one in the collection.
Which one is the true species? Or are there maybe two "competitive" forms?

Thomas and all other crocus specimen - your turn please!

[Lvandelft]

Armin, you'll have to wait till Thomas wakes up in the morning.
We started our (private) discussions on Crocus last year with this problem through Maggi.
Alas I lost most of our correspondence by a P.C. crash last summer, but Thomas is the expert on this.
And this is why I made these pictures special for Thomas!
Luit

[Armin]

Luit,
thanks. I remembered that.
That's why I made an issue.

[Thomas Huber]

Yesterday I could make some more pictures in the Collection.
First some special made for Thomas,   (sorry NOT ONLY for him)

Crocus chrysanthus Dorothy J.A. '93           (during the cold period)   

The next two are almost the same but when okay there is some difference
Whitewell Purple is a bit darker overall.
 
Crocus tommasinianus Whitewell Purple (from 1933)

Morning Luit! Thanks for the Dorothy photos - they look exactly like mine now! Also Goldilocks looks OK!
Any more corms wanted by Mr.X next weekend?

But Armin is right about tommasinianus Whitewell Purple. The one you show is Ruby Giant (white stem)
while Armins is the true WP (dark stem). This is the final result of the discussion with Maggi last year!

[Paul T]

Wonderful shots Luit, just wonderful.  Love that C. sieberi 'George' in particular.

[Lvandelft]

Wonderful shots Luit, just wonderful.  Love that C. sieberi 'George' in particular.

Thank you Paul.
There's still more to come.

[gote]

Luit,
I just want to say thank you for these pictures.
there are so many mis-named and unnamed bulbs out there so your pictures are very helpful.
I have a nice white chrysanthus? that came as speicosus alba
I also have speciosus alba that came with exactly the same label.
A long time ago I bought a Lily bulb.
The name on the packet did not match the picture and when it emerged it was a third cultivar.
Have a nice spring
Göte

[Lvandelft]

Luit,
I just want to say thank you for these pictures.
there are so many mis-named and unnamed bulbs out there so your pictures are very helpful.
I have a nice white chrysanthus? that came as speicosus alba
I also have speciosus alba that came with exactly the same label.
A long time ago I bought a Lily bulb.
The name on the packet did not match the picture and when it emerged it was a third cultivar.
Have a nice spring
Göte

Thank you Göte, one could write a book about wrong deliveries, don't you think?

Here are some more pictures of the Collection:

Crocus chrysanthus Blue Pearl v.T. '92  res   
 Crocus chrysanthus Prinses Beatrix N.J. '95 res
Crocus chrysanthus Saturnus res             
Crocus chrysanthus Skyline res.               

Crocus cvijicii [delivered as] res 
Here one can see that the wrong ones not only get delivred abroad.                   

Crocus jessopiae Cam.B. '01 res               
Fritillaria raddeana Br. G. '05 res   
 Colchicum hungaricum res.                               

Colchicum hungaricum Velebit Star P.C.N. 06 res
These plants are at least six weeks in flower now! A SUPER COLCHICUM.   

[Lvandelft]

And some more pictures:
Corydalis  solida Purper Beauty J.H. '01 res   
Crocus korolkowii Varzob J.R. '2000 res. 
Crocus reticulatus Little Amber J.R. '03 2 res 
Crocus tommasinianus  Barr's Purple res     
Crocus tommasinianus Eric Smith  Av. B. '93 res
Crocus tommasinianus Ruby Giant 1 res.       
Crocus vernus  Enchantress  P+M. '03 res   
Iris Frank Elder P.C.N. '07 res                     
Iris histrioides Sheila Ann Germaney P+M '93 res   

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks for living up to your reputation and braving the cold for us again Luit !