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Armin

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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #240 on: March 16, 2009, 12:31:16 AM »
Some more from wildlife:

I was sadly reporting several times about the dramatic decrease of honey bees around my area and the poor pollination.

In spite of the strong frosts I was surprised to see a few honey bees out on Saturday.  :D
More surprised I got to observe a large Xylocopa bee. A species said to invade from Southern Europe.
My 1st. Xylocopa I caught with my camera was 2006. Because it so nice I post it again plus the new ones.

Also large sized bumble bee queens (Bombus terrestris) were eager to sauger the honey from crocus.
Some nice shots.

Blaue Holzbiene - Xylocopa violacea auf Crocus ancyrensis  in 2006
 Blaue Holzbiene Xylocopa violacea on C. chrysanthus Ard Schenk
 Blaue Holzbiene Xylocopa violacea on C. chrysanthus Ard Schenk


   
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #241 on: March 16, 2009, 12:34:46 AM »
more bees...

The sleeping bumble bee I found Sunday morning...

Now it is time to go really to bed...
Good night.

 Bumble Bee Queen on C. chrysanthus Cream Beauty
 Bumble Bee Queen lumbered C. chyrsanthus Gipsy Girl
 Bumble Bee Queen sleeping in C. vernus Pickwick
 Bumble Bee Queen on C. chrysanthus Gipsy Girl
« Last Edit: March 16, 2009, 11:42:35 AM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #242 on: March 16, 2009, 07:21:05 AM »
Hi Anthony,

Is that Cream of Creams from Janis? That's very interesting, he sent me one of these last year and when it came out yellow I assumed he'd mixed it up and relabelled as normal cvijicii! Perhaps I was too hasty! Is it just a rather paler yellow than usual?

BW,

Alex
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Crocus cvijicii 'Cream of Creams' isn't white - it is creamy yellow! For that the name! I offered it in 2008 but request was so large that I sold too much, left only few with me and now will be needed few years to rebuilt stock.
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #243 on: March 16, 2009, 08:25:51 AM »
Great pictures, Ibrahim. I especially like the C danfordiae.
Now a question - is it possible to successfully split and replant crocuses in growth? The ones I put into my grass have come up well but are nearly all the same colour! I have congested clumps of yellow and purple varieties, and I'd like to put them into the grass now while I can see where they need to go. Can it be done?

Sorry for the late reply - had a busy weekend.
Anne, I agree with Tony, root damage should be avoided and if possible you should try
to replant your corms as late as possible. But if you must replant while the flowers are
out you don't have to worry. Most of the plants that I treated this way have survived.
They will not get a big quantity of flowers next year but they WILL flower.
Thomas Huber, Neustadt - Germany (230m)

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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #244 on: March 16, 2009, 09:34:53 AM »
Some more from wildlife:
My 1st. Xylocopa I caught with my camera was 2006. Because it so nice I post it again plus the new ones.

Hi Armin,
Quite interesting that you have carpenter bees - we don't have them here.
Maybe they will arrive here in the future because I red that they profit by the climatic change.

Gerd
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #245 on: March 16, 2009, 09:37:27 AM »
Thanks for staying up late to show us your Crocus' Armin !
Very impressive show !!
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #246 on: March 16, 2009, 10:43:52 AM »
Thanks Armin for a great show of Crocus.

Do you grow them on in your sand bed before adding them to the lawn?
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #247 on: March 16, 2009, 11:55:02 AM »
Crocus from the bulb frame and open garden today: Crocus x reticulatus 'Little Amber', Crocus sieberi sieberi 'Cretan Snow', Crocus malyi, Crocus x flavus 'Stellaris' and Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple'.
« Last Edit: March 16, 2009, 12:06:17 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #248 on: March 16, 2009, 12:07:22 PM »
Your pic of Crocus malyi failed, Simon.. :(

'Little Amber' is lovely... or am I seduced but the sunshine??  ::)
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #249 on: March 16, 2009, 01:45:45 PM »
Crocus malyi, which fell off the last post ;)
Maggi, I am lucky that Chris takes the pics and he's willing to get into uncomfortable positions for a good shot  ;) ;)
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #250 on: March 16, 2009, 04:15:57 PM »
The beginning of march has been quite cold, so the crocuses have developed very slowly. Yesterday we had the first real spring day with sun and 10 degrees. With the help of the sunshine maybe my Crocus chrysanthus 'Prespa Gold' can seduce Maggi again?
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #251 on: March 16, 2009, 04:19:20 PM »
Kenneth, I could never resist....... :)
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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #252 on: March 16, 2009, 05:06:28 PM »

Gunilla,
your nice clump of C. chrysanthus "Moonlight" is likely "Romance" or "Cream Beauty". Both resemble on the outer markings.
You may find it in one of my pictures.

Thanks Armin, I suspected it was wrongly named.   You have a lot of beautiful crocus in flower.  Thanks for showing us.

Yesterday we had the first real spring day with sun and 10 degrees.

Kenneth, I really think you ought to send some of that sunshine to me and not keep it all to yourself.   ;)
By the way 'Prespa Gold' looks very nice.
Gunilla   Ekeby in the south of Sweden

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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #253 on: March 16, 2009, 05:34:52 PM »
Sorry Gunilla. I've lost it already. (The sun I mean)
Kenneth Karlsson, Göteborg, Sweden

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Re: Crocus March 2009
« Reply #254 on: March 16, 2009, 07:35:34 PM »
Thats a nice bright yellow. I've never heard of 'Prespa Gold'. What does Prespa mean?
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