Crocus March 2008

[tonyg]

Tony and Armin, you might be right, that Karl's Crocus looks like a tommi,
but please note the wide leaves!! Points for a vernus in my opinion! Crocus
vernus might have a coloured stem, but also white stems exist.  quote from Feb2008 Thomas H

I think we may be being fooled Thomas - I see both wide and narrow leaves in the pic.  Is this a mixed planting?   Also Dubrovnic is mentioned for the location which is coastal ... I think of vernus as a mountain species.  The way the outer petals have opened leaving the inner ones more upright suggests tommasinianus to me.

[Armin]

Armin, Are the colours in your pics reasonably accurate? If they are, then what I grow as 'Ruby Giant' (obtained more than 15 years ago & not all that big) is more like your 'Whitewell Purple' (true). To add to the confusion, my form has white tubes.

Gerry,
I admit the picture of "Ruby Giant" was taken in full sunshine and my digicam made it a bit too reddish. In reality it is more purple. But it is definitively different in color and size compared to "whitewell purple" and C.tommasianus. The flowers are steril and I think you are right they are a hybrid with C.vernus.
My "Giants" have a darker stem too.

Tony,
I did recognize the wider leaves too. Hmm...

[David Nicholson]

Good job there are no little green marks as well

[mark smyth]

here are some from me. I know I should be taking it easy but the urge was there

reticulata Little Amber
open
outers
back lit

rujanensis

tomm Lavender Striped other than possibly virused can anyone confirm it's ID

[Armin]

Mark,
beautiful pictures and cultivars.
Your C. rujanensis has lots of pollen.
Any crosses planed?

[Armin]

Good job there are no little green marks as well

and no pin & thrum 

[mark smyth]

Armin I dont know Crocus well enough to start hybridising. I dont know the family groups

[Armin]

if I'm correct C. rujanensis belongs to group reticulati

[Paul T]

here are some from me. I know I should be taking it easy but the urge was there

Mark,

Such is the way of the White Fever, the Iris Virus, and the Crocus Focus....... we just can't help ourselves when the urge overtakes us!! 

[Thomas Huber]

I think we may be being fooled Thomas - I see both wide and narrow leaves in the pic.  Is this a mixed planting?   Also Dubrovnic is mentioned for the location which is coastal ... I think of vernus as a mountain species.  The way the outer petals have opened leaving the inner ones more upright suggests tommasinianus to me.

Tony the few small leaves I see, seem to grow in a nearby pot.

[Thomas Huber]

Some more photos from the Hubi-garden:
- my lawn yesterday, when the sun was shining but the temperatures did not allow all the plants to open
- mixed chrysanthus bed
- a wonderful dark form of biflorus ssp pulchricolor
- chrysanthus "Goldmine" - should be double flowering, but the corms were very small when I planted them.
   I'm hoping for double flowers next year.
- chrysanthus "Herald" close-up
- chrysanthus "Prins Claus" in my lawn
- chrysanthus "Romance" in my lawn, a very, very vigorous plant
- C. korolkowii, 3rd generation seedlings from wild collected material
- korolkowii close up
- Iris danfordiae in my lawn

[mark smyth]

A couple of year ago I bought some korolkowii corms out of Holland. They were huge maybe the size of centre of finger and thumb doing the OK sign. They flowered fantastically and never came back

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great pictures again Thomas, your lawn will never stop amazing me ! 

I agree with you C. biflorus ssp pulchricolor is a real gem !

[mark smyth]

it's reassuring to read that your 'Goldmine' are single just like mine and as ever your collection is jaw dropping

[Viola]

Thomas your garden is wonderful!!!

Karl