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tonyg

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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #540 on: October 26, 2009, 10:25:04 AM »
Thanks for the feedback Lesley, Oron & Gerry.  It was lucky I took the time to picture the plants  (and cross pollinate them) before work yesterday as flower 1 has been damaged since :(  I have had several plants with the anthers removed recently and suspect a very large bumble bee (queen?) which I have noticed bumbling around the frame and greenhouse in recent days.
I cannot notice any significant hardening of the leaf tips in my plants but I wonder if this feature is a response to the very different conditions in its native habitat.  Here conditions are much 'softer', without the extreme heat and drought which characterises the months in the run-up to flowering in the wild.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #541 on: October 26, 2009, 01:38:26 PM »
Quote from: Gerry Webster on October 26, 2009, 10:03:33 AM


Addition - I note that your second plant has leaves whereas Oron's dont. BM says it is hysteranthous but I guess cultural conditions could be responsible?


Actually, Gerry, the last of Oron's pix does  show the leaves present.....
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #542 on: October 26, 2009, 01:45:02 PM »
Tony you have patience to wait so long
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #543 on: October 26, 2009, 02:18:42 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on October 26, 2009, 01:38:26 PM
Quote from: Gerry Webster on October 26, 2009, 10:03:33 AM


Addition - I note that your second plant has leaves whereas Oron's dont. BM says it is hysteranthous but I guess cultural conditions could be responsible?


Actually, Gerry, the last of Oron's pix does  show the leaves present.....
So it does Maggi - I'm getting senile!
« Last Edit: October 26, 2009, 02:20:50 PM by Gerry Webster »
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #544 on: October 26, 2009, 02:37:13 PM »
Quote from: Gerry Webster on October 26, 2009, 02:18:42 PM
Quote from: Maggi Young on October 26, 2009, 01:38:26 PM
Quote from: Gerry Webster on October 26, 2009, 10:03:33 AM


Addition - I note that your second plant has leaves whereas Oron's dont. BM says it is hysteranthous but I guess cultural conditions could be responsible?


Actually, Gerry, the last of Oron's pix does  show the leaves present.....
So it does Maggi - I'm getting senile!

Yes,
In its native habitat leaves are present or appear just before flowers are gone.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #545 on: October 26, 2009, 04:07:06 PM »
Tony whatever is that looks very nice. Specialy long red style is very showy.
I can some pics from yesterday.
C. cancellatus subsp. pamphylicus
C. kotschyanus subsp. kotschyanus
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #546 on: October 26, 2009, 04:34:21 PM »
I want to post also some pictures from a garden wich I have visited this week. They were in shadow side I could not take in good qualite of pics but still might be interesting!


 C. asumaniae Uni.jpg
 C. cancellatus subsp. cancellatus Uni.jpg
 C. cancellatus subsp. lycius Uni.jpg
 C. cancellatus subsp. lycius Uni.jpg 2.jpg
 C. cancellatus subsp. pamphylicus Uni.jpg
 C. mathewii Uni.jpg
 C. mathewii Uni.jpg 2.jpg
 C. nerimaniae Uni.jpg
 C. nerimaniae Uni.jpg 2.jpg
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #547 on: October 26, 2009, 05:23:30 PM »
Ibrahim

very nice pictures and lovely to see
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #548 on: October 26, 2009, 05:47:46 PM »
Ibrahim - really nice to see these. Many thanks.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #549 on: October 26, 2009, 07:39:17 PM »
Serotinus explosion  :o This morning I took some pictures in a field near my house. I just saw 3  f. album from thousands.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #550 on: October 26, 2009, 07:57:24 PM »
Very beautiful, Rafa,

they look so lovely in their natural landscape.  Do you collect seed from the population?

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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #551 on: October 26, 2009, 09:05:46 PM »
Rafa that is amazing to see so many crocuses around you!
Thanks for sharing with us.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #552 on: October 26, 2009, 10:58:04 PM »
How wonderful Rafa to see them on this scale. Lucky horse too :) though I suppose some get trampled or eaten.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #553 on: October 27, 2009, 01:22:34 PM »
Wonderful series Ibrahim !!
C. nerimaniae looks absolutely brilliant with its' black anthers !!  8)

Rafa,
Brilliant pictures from the wild !!
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #554 on: October 27, 2009, 10:47:15 PM »
I've been meaning to post the following pics for a while.  They were taken about two weeks ago.  I spend so much time admiring other people's pictures on this wonderful forum I don't get round to showing off my own plants.

Crocus banaticus - grown from SRGC seed many years ago.  I only noticed the eight petalled flower when resizing the picture for the forum
Crocus goulimyi
Crocus goulimyi leucanthus - first flowering from seed
Crocus kotschyanus leucopharynx
Crocus longiflorus
Crocus medius
 
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