Crocus September 2009

[Lori S.]

"In the broad sense"

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sensu_lato

[Lesley Cox]

Oh golly, thanks Lori, that was very quick, so basically, as applied to plants it could mean with variations, or roughly similar to..? Not sure. Pity, because I was going to say that now I really DO know everything.

[Alex]

As opposed to sensu stricto, or rarely even sensu strictissimo

[Lesley Cox]

I finally get the picture, broadly speaking

[Janis Ruksans]

A number of times in his wonderful book 'Buried Treasures' Janis uses the term sensu lato. What does this mean, please? (At least I know that I don't know everything. )

Sensu lato means "in wide sence" - some botanists regards plants as one very variable species (they are named "lumpers"), others split species in many small species ("splitters"). Sensu stricto is opposite: means - in narrow sence. Crocus biflorus sensu lato includes all subspecies.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

I finally get the picture, broadly speaking

Sorry, replied your first post before I saw other replies.
Janis

[Thomas Huber]

Does anyone have photos of kotscyanus x ochroleucus? Does it exist? I dont know where mine came from but they have been with me at least one year and flowering for the first time now. To me they look like a form of kotscyanus

Mark, I've bought them 4 years ago and I'm with you - they are pure kotschyanus. The plant on the
RP website does look very nice, but it's not the plant that I received (Dix).

David, don't worry, in my garden only one Crocus speciosus is flowering so far.

Andrew is your nudiflorus Albus NOT the plant from Orla?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

David, don't worry, in my garden only one Crocus speciosus is flowering so far.

...nothing here either David .....  let's try not to get frustrated seeing all the beauties shown here.... 

[Andrew]

Andrew is your nudiflorus Albus NOT the plant from Orla?

Thomas, it was received as Albus, I've been promised Orla so when I get that, I will compare them.

[Janis Ruksans]

They could have come from there but I dont remember. A good reason to keep invoices minus prices. I'm already convinced they are pure kotschyanus

One that I do know and flowering without any water is nudiflorus Orla

That is my kotschyanus x ochroleucus. Suppose could be true as is much weeker grower than kotschyanus and tend to split in grains only as it happens with pure ochroleucus with me.
Janis

[Lesley Cox]

Thank you Janis.

Regarding 'Orla,' I was given a corm this last summer (southern hemisphere source) and it didn't flower in the autumn. I would have expected some leaves up by now, but...nothing. I'll have to have a poke in the pot I think.

[Anthony Darby]

I'm getting very envious, still no Crocuses showing for me yet.

You need to water them David.

[mark smyth]

I watered my pots again today because they have dried out again

[Anthony Darby]

I would be tempted to use pure water and not gin Mark.

[mark smyth]

oops Good ole tap water was used