Crocus september 2016

[Yann]

As Ruben said it's hot and dry and plants don't bloom more than 3 days.
I just had chance to take this picture of  Crocus speciosus subsp. bolensis just opening...2 days after it was faded.
2016 will definetely not a good year for bulbs.

[annew]

Glad to hear the long pots are working out Anne. Something I've considered but not yet taken the plunge. Will save a few pennies and maybe convert next year.

Those Crocus seedling corms are a good size, are they 2 year olds?

Yes, 2 years old.

[Matt T]

Yes, 2 years old.

Thanks Anne. I haven't found time to repot any seedlings this year. Many have sprung back into growth already. Mine will have to make do with additional feeding until next summer.

[Matt T]

How quickly flowers can appear! Due to an mini Indian summer, I delayed my first watering a little this year and luckily it coincided with a drop in temperature and more autumnal conditions. Today...

Crocus pulchellus and albus
Crocus mathewii - curiously, I don't think the petals were blushed with lilac in previous years.
Crocus hadriaticus
Crocus laevigatus - I should have have been quicker to photograph these when they were perfect stars this morning, as the bright sunshine has made the flowers collapse a little. 

[ruben]

Superb Matt!
And so early! Here no sign on any crocus yet. Not even bolensis showed. Due the indian summer it will be a booming october and november hopefully with enough sun

[Yann]

Crocus cancellatus lycius stated to bloom this morning, back to work tonight i thought i need to photography it: too late the first flower was burnt under glass  .
Really nice set Matt

[Matt T]

Thanks guys. I missed getting photos of C. ilgazensis and autranii. Plenty more on the way though with goulimyi and banaticus buds about to burst and the first Galanthus reginae-olgae are through

[ruben]

pff and with the winter hour end october things will become only more bad to photograph Yann :-(.

[Matt T]

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Crocus mathewii - curiously, I don't think the petals were blushed with lilac in previous years.

My memory served me well. Here is a photo of the same clone from 2014 and the one from this year again.

[Yann]

It's still very warm, with a strong south wind.

Crocus suworovianus lilacinus recently acquired from Liga & Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

I'm most of time using working together with my books designer and yesterday after several day long interruption visited crocus greenhouse. Was schocked how many blooms suddenly appear together with moderate cooling, so here are only few of them (far too busy with book and replanting to show now more)
Crocus armeniensis
Two pictures of most impressive Crocus dispathaceus dark form, but there are many with light lilac flowers, too
Crocus puringiorum from Crimea, Ukraine - at present occupied by Rusia.
and as last unidentified from speciosus group from locality LST-124 situated between localities of C. xantholaimos and C. striatulus

[Yann]

puringiorum is really special, beautiful dark color.

[ruben]

Stunning pictures Janis!
Really love the armeniensis

[Matt T]

Just back from Penrith and more Crocus are out. Thankfully the weather is much cooler here now. When I took a weekend away in September all my Sternbergia flowers wilted in hot sunshine.

Can confirm collections/names if required:

Crocus goulimyi leucanthus
Crocus goulimyi
Crocus cartwrightianus
Crocus banaticus
Crocus pulchellus and Crocus pulchellus albus - shown before but event better now.

[Matt T]

Oh, the pollen is scattered everywhere because a bumblebee had been busy in the bulb frame! With the sunny weather I'm hoping for plenty of seed to send to Wim for the Crocus Group exchange next year.