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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #315 on: October 12, 2009, 07:08:22 PM »
Thanks, Tony. Any chance it could be a hybrid with C.speciosus ilgazensis?
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #316 on: October 12, 2009, 07:14:39 PM »
and also one that has me stumped- any ideas?
Simon - petals look like C speciosus, creamy anthers suggest a hybrid with Crocus pulchellus.
I agree. Style seem to be undeveloped.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #317 on: October 12, 2009, 08:49:32 PM »
Here are come of my Crocus today
 
From front to back

pulchellus and culivars
goulimyi and cultivars
medius - I would love to get my hands on a white one or two. Is there such a plant?
serotinus serotinus and clusii and a couple of kotschyanus
speciosus and cultivars
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #318 on: October 12, 2009, 10:14:48 PM »
Here's a good goulimyi ex TB via TG. Not as dark as Melvyns but a good colour

and serotinus SF221

this goulimyi looks like the styles have fused with the anthers.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #319 on: October 12, 2009, 10:59:59 PM »
Now that our southern crocuses are well over, it is a great thrill to see these wonderful flowers from the north. Even though many of the same appear each year, every one is as welcome here as it is in the garden. My warmest thanks to every poster.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #320 on: October 12, 2009, 11:25:45 PM »
A few more from Norfolk.

Crocus thomasii - 2 different forms both raised from garden seed
Crocus pallasii - the good and the bad!
Crocus tournefortii - 2 forms again but both delicious!
Crocus oreocreticus

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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #321 on: October 12, 2009, 11:50:57 PM »
Tony I know who is TG but who is TB?
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #322 on: October 13, 2009, 02:04:41 AM »
The blue based mathewii are beautiful, partcularly the 'Karin'.  Thanks to all for showing their various photos.... wonderful for those of us out of the crocus flowering season.  ;D
Cheers.

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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #323 on: October 13, 2009, 06:47:29 AM »
You're right paul, as very nice for us to see Tulipa and Irises flowering now in another posts !!  ;D ;)
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #324 on: October 13, 2009, 04:38:40 PM »
Today at few moments clouds were something thinner and some flowers opened. Still last C. vallicola stocks (turkish) continue blooming showing variability of this wonderful species. Blooms bluish form of Crocus gilanicus, but flowers remained only half open as with C. nerimaniae, too.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #325 on: October 13, 2009, 04:43:12 PM »
Another few crocuses pictured today. Don't know will be possible to picture something tomorrow. The weather broadcast informs that heavy snowstorm tonight will reach my part of Latvia. The temperature in afternoon started to drop and now is only +2 C.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #326 on: October 13, 2009, 05:28:03 PM »
TonyG and Janis: superb croci you have :o

I admit having real difficulties to distinguish between C. thomasii, C. oreocreticus and Tony's "good one" C. pallasii. >:(
Especial Tony's photos of oreocreticus and pallasii looking so similar ??? 
Opposite to Tony's pallasii, the from Janis shows has such comparatively small anthers and style - very variable and all are real beauties 8)
No wonder - phylogenetical they are all more or less close related :P
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #327 on: October 13, 2009, 05:50:43 PM »
Crocus ligusticus ( = C. medius)

From Crocus Group seed ex a David Stephens coll. (DBS98-47). Italy, Liguria, between Carcare & Ferrania.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #328 on: October 13, 2009, 06:13:55 PM »
very nice Gerry. Will you take it again tomorrow without a shadow over please? Even with the shadow it looks great
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #329 on: October 13, 2009, 06:19:55 PM »
very nice Gerry. Will you take it again tomorrow without a shadow over please? Even with the shadow it looks great
I had a couple without a shadow but the colour was all wrong. I'll see what's possible tomorrow.
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