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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #165 on: February 17, 2009, 09:14:17 AM »
Does it always have the extra petals?
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #166 on: February 17, 2009, 09:25:12 AM »
Yes Anne it always does.  In closeup it reminds me of a waterlily
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #167 on: February 17, 2009, 11:13:58 AM »
It looks stunning. Is it in the open garden Ian?
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #168 on: February 17, 2009, 11:29:37 AM »
Nice Crocuses everyone.  8)
We have some in the garden one tommie that survived my mistreatment and some supermarket "blue ones".
The next day someone had take the tommie flower!!! Does mice do this take the flowers? Or is it birds??. I would presume it to be to small to be picked by humans and not so exiting but I can not be sure. I have read about the problems that the rodents eat the bulbs/corms but the flowers???
Hopefully the colchicums will grow well and next time they eat a "crocus" there will be no further next time. But since they are only sown a few days ago I will have to wait with the mimic defence.
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #169 on: February 17, 2009, 02:10:47 PM »
Ian very nice I really like he Eric Smith.

Here are some of mine today

Crocus biflorus ssp pulchricolor this is my favorite for the way the colour glows
Crocus chrysanthus
Crocus gargaricus ssp herbertii I have previously shown ssp gargaricus
crocus pestalozzae
Crocus sieberi
Crocus veluchensis
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #170 on: February 17, 2009, 03:07:29 PM »
Anthony yes in what I call my scree.

Tony lovely plants as usual
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #171 on: February 17, 2009, 04:30:00 PM »
Hi there-just rejoined. We were members a long time ago in Aberdeen and some of the Crocus I had there are now here in Bulgaria. These started flowering a few days ago and have been snowed on since. They are growing in the open garden after being in a frame, where they were attacked by voles. Consequently some are may be incorrectly identified, as surviving corms had been moved into vole larders! Any help with id's greatly appreciated.
Crocus biflorus tauri
Crocus biflorus issauricus
Crocus korolkowii
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #172 on: February 17, 2009, 04:32:14 PM »
Hi, "Sinchets" ..... I feel I ought to recognise you, but I don't.... sorry! Care to give me a clue?
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #173 on: February 17, 2009, 04:45:05 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on February 17, 2009, 04:32:14 PM
Hi, "Sinchets" ..... I feel I ought to recognise you, but I don't.... sorry! Care to give me a clue?
Hi Maggi- it was maybe 7 years ago we were friendly with Ron Smart, who we knew from the Scottish Orchid Society. We attended a few shows- where Chris won some 'Firsts'- and some meetings before we moved south- then very, very east! Simon
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #174 on: February 17, 2009, 04:50:02 PM »
Yes! I have you  now- weren't you  briefly down Laurencekirk way? You're looking YOUNGER!! Not fair!! Are you both well and growing orchids as well as crocus now in Bulgaria?  I'll need to let Ron know you are back with us. He and Elizabeth are not too well lately, but they are cheerful as ever and looking forward, as we all are, to our outing to the Early Bulb Day on Saturday.
 Are you both teaching in Bulgaria?
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #175 on: February 17, 2009, 05:06:07 PM »
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Yes! I have you  now- weren't you  briefly down Laurencekirk way? You're looking YOUNGER!!  Are you both teaching in Bulgaria?
Aww thanks - it's the portrait in the attic- that and the fact we aren't teaching any more! All of the bulbs are more than happy here- too happy really - they did very well and got the voles interested last winter. So some of them have had to be started again from diminished numbers. We had to abandon all of our nonhardy orchids in the UK - but the hardy terrestrial orchids seem happy too. Well why not we have lizard orchids as welcome weeds in part of the garden  ;)
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #176 on: February 17, 2009, 05:08:47 PM »
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we have lizard orchids as welcome weeds in part of the garden 
Ooh! That's fun! Hardy orchids have a charm all their own, anyhow, so you're not missing so VERY much, eh?

PM me and give me all the gossip on what you're up to these days, please??  8)
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #177 on: February 19, 2009, 07:32:34 PM »
The warm(er) weather has brought more crocuses into bloom - this lot of C sieberi sieberi have nice outsides. The C tommasinianus 'Claret ' from Thomas is a superb colour, thank you Thomas! Finally this self-sown C sieberi tricolour seems tp have something interesting going on at the petal tips. Maybe a partnership with tommasinianus 'Pictus'?
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #178 on: February 19, 2009, 08:45:54 PM »
Anne,

your first picture looks like Crocus biflorus ssp.biflorus
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Re: Crocus February - 2009
« Reply #179 on: February 19, 2009, 08:47:19 PM »
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Anne,

your first picture looks like Crocus biflorus ssp.biflorus
That's what I'm thinking, too, Anne
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