Crocus September 2009

[Gerry Webster]

Crocus hadriaticus from two different areas and a Crocus serotinus ssp salzmannii
Crocus hadriaticus from Parnassus
crocus hadriaticus from Itea
Crocus serotinus ssp salzmannii from Spain Zahara

Very nice Tony. This form of Crocus serotinus ssp salzmannii is especially attractive.

[mark smyth]

My C. serotinus salzmanii out today is very dirty compared to yours

[udo]

some new Crocus this sunday:
Cr.cancellatus ssp.mazziaricus 2x
    speciosus ssp.speciosus from Lerik, Aserbaidshan
    speciosus f. mysteriosus 

[Armin]

Nothing special, only Crocus banaticus and C. kotschyanus.

Gerd

Gerd,
very nice clumps of Crocus banaticus and C. kotschyanus. Good contrast.

[David Nicholson]

My first two of the season.

Crocus speciosus 'Oxonion' which I am reasonably certain is true to type. The second was gratefully received from Tony Willis and Tony described it as "one of the odds and sods I've dug out of my plunge" I'm not certain I can ID it until it opens fully, can anyone help please.

[Armin]

some new Crocus this sunday:
Cr.cancellatus ssp.mazziaricus 2x
    speciosus ssp.speciosus from Lerik, Aserbaidshan
    speciosus f. mysteriosus 

Dirk,
your speciosus f. mysteriosus is likely C. speciosus f. versicolor or f. decolor .
Anyway extraordinary.

[mark smyth]

One of two I would say David but i'll let someone with better knowledge ID it

[Janis Ruksans]

My first two of the season.

Crocus speciosus 'Oxonion' which I am reasonably certain is true to type. The second was gratefully received from Tony Willis and Tony described it as "one of the odds and sods I've dug out of my plunge" I'm not certain I can ID it until it opens fully, can anyone help please.

Your OXONIAN looks true.
Janis

[tonyg]

My first two of the season.

Crocus speciosus 'Oxonion' which I am reasonably certain is true to type. The second was gratefully received from Tony Willis and Tony described it as "one of the odds and sods I've dug out of my plunge" I'm not certain I can ID it until it opens fully, can anyone help please.

Either C pulchellus or C kotschyanus.  I think you might have got that far already... my guess would be the latter but you'll soon know when it opens.  C kotschyanus has clearly defined 'W' shaped yellow markings while C pulchellus has a yellow zone in the throat.

[Thomas Huber]

David, I'm with Tony - your unknown crocus looks like kotschyanus from the outside, but a look inside will confirm that.

Dirk, hard to tell from your photo, what your mysterious crocus is. A look at the anthers/style and a corm photo would help much more.

[WimB]

I received this Crocus as C. nudiflorus but it looks like it might be C. kotschyanus? Can anyone ID it...

[tonyg]

Wim - Definitely Crocus kotschyanus!

[WimB]

Tony, thanks for the quick ID

[udo]

especially for Thomas,
the inside from Cr.speciosus f.mysteriosus

[tonyg]

I once grew a crocus very similar to this fma mysterious.  It came as Crocus sp ex Ilgaz Dag.  The petals look like C. pulchellus but the yellow pollen suggests C speciosus.  I now grow a seed raised form of C speciosus ssp ilgazensis which looks rather like 'normal' C. speciosus.  I think this plant of yours should be ssp confusus!