Crocus September 2009

[Rafa]

Not leaves at all. Although size, or are not a valid character to identified, they are very uniform. C. salzmannii has a absolute range of colour between pure withe, pale lila, deep purple, stripped... all possibilities. Also they are very regular in size excepting  the ones that grows in full shade that could have very large perianthe.

Ecologicaly this Crocus  is also very diferent always grows in full shade, under the trees (quercus, acer....) and C. serotinus salzmannii is the oposite, it grows better if full sun, in open fields in the high mountains, where the conditions are very extreme.

I don't know if it is a valid character, but I collected seeds in La Leze last spring and they have bigger size comparing with C. serotinus salzmannii.

Well I notice diferences, but I think I haven't solid arguments 

 

[ashley]

C. serotinus salzmannii, received as C. asturicus, and flowering with leaf tips just beginning to show.

[Gerry Webster]

Rafa - what wonderful landscapes. The flowers are not bad too. Many thanks.

[Gerdk]

Que bonita!
The crocus and the surroundings!

Gerd

[Gerry Webster]

C. serotinus salzmannii, received as C. asturicus, and flowering with leaf tips just beginning to show.

Ashley - nice to see this since my solitary corm has yet to produce a flower. Not even a nose showing as yet this year. Still, my time will come (I hope!).

[ashley]

Ashley - nice to see this since my solitary corm has yet to produce a flower. Not even a nose showing as yet this year. Still, my time will come (I hope!).

Thanks Gerry.  In my experience flowering time and flowering order vary from year to year, according to timing of my 'autumn storms', uneven storm intensity from pot to pot, variation in porosity of growing medium, and myriad other imponderables.

I have no doubt your day will come, but in the meantime please excuse me as I continue waiting patiently for a sternbergia flower hereabouts

[Gerry Webster]

Ashley - nice to see this since my solitary corm has yet to produce a flower. Not even a nose showing as yet this year. Still, my time will come (I hope!).

Thanks Gerry.  In my experience flowering time and flowering order vary from year to year, according to timing of my 'autumn storms', uneven storm intensity from pot to pot, variation in porosity of growing medium, and myriad other imponderables.

Ashley - My experience too. This year they seem particularly erratic, especially with regard to flowering order.

[Anthony Darby]

Here are Cc. pulchellus, kotschyanus 'Ares' (back) and longiflorus in the bulb house.

[Martin Baxendale]

Here are Cc. pulchellus, kotschyanus 'Ares' (back) and longiflorus in the bulb house.

Anthony, the top photo isn't pulchellus. It's either a yellow-throated speciosus or a hybrid, as pulchellus has white anthers.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Not a rare plant, but I newer saw an autumn species with such a lot variations of purple: only Crocus banaticus

[Ragged Robin]

I love the planting combination, it sets the colours off perfectly 

[mark smyth]

From Feb 14th 2008 Tony G said http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=search2
"asturicus = serotinus ssp ?  I cannot recall which and I am not at home now!"

I must relabel mine.

[mark smyth]

It's interesting how variable the flowering time across the UK and Ireland. One reason we have to do a trial with autumn and spring flowering Crocus

[Maggi Young]

Not a rare plant, but I newer saw an autumn species with such a lot variations of purple: only Crocus banaticus

Strangely enough, here we find that all colour variations of Crocus banaticus tend to open at different times! A real treat to see such variation in that happy and natural- looking  clump. 

[Janis Ruksans]

Wow, so many new posts in just one day since my last visit 

Janis, what a great series of photos. You really have a wonderful collection of crocus.
I hope I will be able to visit you one day when the crocus are in full flower!!

Everyone is wellcome in my nursery and good hotel at very moderate price available only 30 km from my place. Only ask me before - because I want to travel as much as possible in time left for me by our Lord.
Janis