Crocus February - 2009

[Tony Willis]

In flower today

Crocus gargaricus ssp gargaricus from Goktepe Turkey ,not one of my own but a gift
Crocus veluchensis
Crocus danfordiae two forms. These are very varied and are minute being only 3 cms high. C299 is a nice form but needs to be seen at eye level.

[udo]

Welcome Hendrik,

my first flowers this spring:
Crocus biflorus ssp.fibroannulatus and
   ``    hartmannianus

[Diane Clement]

I seem to be waiting for a lot of crocus to open, so just one, and not a very exciting one 
Crocus corsicus (TonyG on your website, you say red style branches which mine has not - are these not yet developed, or is it not this species?)

[tonyg]

Not very exciting, I seem to be waiting for a lot of crocus to open
Crocus corsicus (TonyG on your website, you say red style branches which mine has not - are these not yet developed, or is it not this species?)

Hi Diane.  Take a look at Crocus imperati, in particular the clone 'de Jager'.  Its early for Crocus corsicus but about right for Crocus imperati which I am sure is what you have there.

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

Welcome Hendrik,

my first flowers this spring:
Crocus biflorus ssp.fibroannulatus and
   ``    hartmannianus

Thank you Dirk for your welcome.
C. biflorus ssp.fibroannulatus and C. hartmannianus are really very rare. I have never seem them. I know C. fibroannulatus only from some pictures in the bulletin Linzer biol. Beitr - 29/1 pages 591-600 - 31.7.1997. Sp. artvinensis is the second crocus in this article. I have a few bulbs of this, but flowers are already over. Are the outer petals of hartmannianus not heavily stained violet and the filaments dark purplish-maroon? C. hartmannianus is very closely allied to C. cyprius.   

[ian mcenery]

Welcome Hendrik great pictures and wonderful plants. Thank you for sharing. Most of mine are still sleeping outside and in the frame brrrhh

[Armin]

Hendrik,
welcome in the forum.
You seem to have a very fine collection of crocus.
Your C.chrysanthus from Alanya is much better looking then "Zwanenburg Bronze"
Does it set and come true from seed?
I'm exited to see more

My crocus in the garden are matching the note from Ian.
On top continous rain and light snowfall yesterday - brrrh.

Tony - great stuff you show us
Like your "yellow eggs" C. gargaricus ssp. gargaricus and the tiny C. danfordiae.

Dirk,
as usual - extraordinary

[Diane Clement]

Hi Diane.  Take a look at Crocus imperati, in particular the clone 'de Jager'.  Its early for Crocus corsicus but about right for Crocus imperati which I am sure is what you have there. 

Thanks Tony.  I had a vague memory of sorting this one before.  Now I must change the label.  I did a Google search to find the difference between the C imperati subspecies, and guess what, it led me back here to chapter and verse on the subject, thanks to Tony and Maggi   

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1121.msg27819

Only a couple of weeks ago, I can't have been paying attention 

[Lesley Cox]

Many thanks Anne, the seed you sent to me of C. baytopiorum is coming up now. A dozen so far. Many other crocus seeds too, from Thomas and the Crocus Group. Perhaps they've liked the humidity caused by hot weather and watering. Today is cooler with some rain, thank goodness.

[Diane Clement]

A tiny bit of sun today, inbetween snow and sleet showers
I'm pretty sure these are correctly named, although always open to discussion 

Crocus sieheanus
Crocus biflorus pseudonubigena
Crocus reticulata reticulata  -  a promise of things to come

[Roma]

At last enough sun yesterday and today to open Crocus baytopiorum and Crocus chrysanthus 'Sunspot'.  I was a bit worried they would go over without opening properly.  Crocus korolkowii is one I've had a long time  but 'Sunspot' is new and this is the first time baytopiorum has flowered since 2006 so I was anxious to see them.

[Thomas Huber]

Roma, your C. korolkowii doesn't look like the standard trade form.
Is it one of Janis' selections? Which one?

[Michael J Campbell]

Crocus chrysanthus 'Prins Claus'
Crocus chrysanthus 'Prins Claus'
Crocus corsicus
Crocus fleischeri  'Gulek Pass'
Crocus sieberi 'Ronald Ginns'

[Lesley Cox]

And very nice too.

[Roma]

Thomas, my Crocus korolkowii came from the Cruickshank Botanic Garden in Aberdeen and was growing there when I started working in the garden in1977.  The Rock garden was completed around 1970 so the crocuses would have ben planted about this time.  There are no records of their origin but probably came from Van Tubergen or Avon.  Here is the outside of my Crocus korolkowii.