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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #45 on: February 06, 2009, 01:42:38 PM »
Mark,
the colour of crocus tommassianu 'Calret' looks quite annatural and artificial for crocus. It seems to be photoshoped. Thomas' photo looks much more natural.
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #46 on: February 06, 2009, 01:53:08 PM »
I have plants with colour very similar to Marks shot.  The colour does lighten a bit as the flowers age.
Pic is from previous year and they are as the camera saw them.
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #47 on: February 06, 2009, 03:47:41 PM »
A glorious day with unbroken sunshine. The greenhouse at the bottom of the garden was 68f whilst those in the shade at the side of the house were 36f.

It brought the crocuses out very well.
Crocus ancyrencis
Crocus nevadensis
Crocus angustifolius
Crocus sieberi two pictures
Crocus chrysanthus
Crocus danfordiae (possibly not the flowers are too large)
Crocus veluchensis

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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #48 on: February 06, 2009, 03:50:22 PM »
Chorley in the banana belt? ???  Lovely show Tony.
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #49 on: February 06, 2009, 04:06:04 PM »
Thanks Thomas.

David today was wall to wall sun with a moment here and there with snow
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #50 on: February 06, 2009, 04:07:19 PM »
Tony I like the look of your Crocus in clay pots.
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #51 on: February 06, 2009, 04:20:07 PM »
I wouldn't doubt them being virused, some that flowered on my dog's grave didn't look so well. I thought it was the bulbs being out of the ground to long. Both Spring Beauty pictures are of the same flower.

Just curious why would BIG bulb sellers continue to sell large lots of virused bulbs? I would think they would know they are virused? or do they just don't care?

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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #52 on: February 06, 2009, 04:38:03 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on February 06, 2009, 04:06:04 PM
today was wall to wall sun with a moment here and there with snow
Today was wall to wall rain and gloom with a bit of sleet thrown in.  No proper snow all week - we feel cheated :'(
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #53 on: February 06, 2009, 04:56:45 PM »
Tony snow is going to hit your area tomorrow
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #54 on: February 06, 2009, 05:37:35 PM »
Here are some Crocus from my collection
crocus cvijicii
?Crocus malyi
?Crocus sieberi
Crocus sieberi ex Gothenburg - muliplying fast
« Last Edit: February 06, 2009, 05:41:11 PM by mark smyth »
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #55 on: February 06, 2009, 08:57:09 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on February 06, 2009, 04:56:45 PM
Tony snow is going to hit your area tomorrow
Oh no its not - I'd bet a fiver it does not lay.  We've been forecast bucketloads twice this week and seen precious little that melted fast.
Your two ? crocus are both OK I reckon.

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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #56 on: February 06, 2009, 08:59:14 PM »
Hello Croconuts,

many thanks for the multiple feedback/comments on "C.isauv(r)icus "Spring Beauty" name mystery.
Typo or not - it remains botanically illusive to me. :-\
I have to wait for further investigations when it is in blossom.
Preconditioned they survived the strong frost and are not virused ???

Thomas, your crocus pictures go round the world! ;) :D
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #57 on: February 06, 2009, 10:00:49 PM »
ISAURICUS SPRING BEAUTY corms.

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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #58 on: February 06, 2009, 10:24:08 PM »
Guff,
thanks for showing the corms of "Spring Beauty".
Regrettable I did not take a photo of mine for comparison.
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #59 on: February 06, 2009, 11:53:26 PM »
Quote from: Guff on February 06, 2009, 10:00:49 PM
ISAURICUS SPRING BEAUTY corms.


Looks like C. minimus.
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