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Janis Ruksans

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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #435 on: October 20, 2009, 04:31:55 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on October 20, 2009, 04:12:22 PM
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Fly to Kiev, night train to Simferopol, bus to Sevastopol, troleybus + bus to Kaya-bash, day on Kaya-bash, in evening bus to Sevastopol, night in Sevastopol, in morning bus to Simferopol, then bus to Tchatir-dag, half day on Tchatir-dag, in afternoon troleybus back to Simferopol, night train to Kiev, flight back to Riga. Started on Friday morning, returned Mondays evening.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #436 on: October 20, 2009, 04:38:43 PM »
All the day passed in greenhouses. Got a lot of bulbs by post during my travel, between them a lot of Iris reticulata hybrids from Alan McMurtrie; good number of Crocus scharojanii subsp. scharojanii (inclusive white form of it - only 1 corm). All needed planting. Hope they will grow with me.
Other part of day passed checking crocuses, so some pictures for you, too.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #437 on: October 20, 2009, 04:42:03 PM »
Few more pictures from today.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #438 on: October 20, 2009, 04:51:58 PM »
Now last pictures of today with few comments.
On two pictures you can compare typical shape of Crocus pallasii petals from Crimea and from Turkey.
Just now in full bloom is Crocus banaticus white forms 'Kath Dryden' and 'Snowdrift'. I can't to see any difference, even flowering time is the same.
And the last - new C. speciosus taxa, which I deceided to name in honour of Jim and Jenny.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #439 on: October 20, 2009, 05:01:48 PM »
Janis - Thanks as always for sharing your plants and your adventures.
The Crimean Crocus pallasii are very fine, some of the most beautiful that I have seen, especially those with dark veins in the flower.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #440 on: October 20, 2009, 05:03:44 PM »
Superb pictures from everybody!

Janis,
what is different/special of the new nicely striped C. speciosus subsp. archibaldii compared to ordinary C. speciosus subsp. speciosus?
I can't find/see any difference yet.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #441 on: October 20, 2009, 05:14:23 PM »
longiflorus amd Pilion are very excellent eye candy.

My banaticus never open wide like that.

Janis what are the small blue balls on your pots?
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #442 on: October 20, 2009, 05:19:38 PM »
Quote from: Armin on October 20, 2009, 05:03:44 PM
Superb pictures from everybody!

Janis,
what is different/special of the new nicely striped C. speciosus subsp. archibaldii compared to ordinary C. speciosus subsp. speciosus?
I can't find/see any difference yet.

There are very special and important feature separating it from all other speciosus suubspecies - you will read it in my book next August. Sorry, it is still secret. Not so important, but by flower it is intermediate between ilgazensis and xantholaimos.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #443 on: October 20, 2009, 05:23:38 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on October 20, 2009, 05:14:23 PM
Janis what are the small blue balls on your pots?

I just put few balls of slow releazing complex (NPK - 10-10-20 + microelements) granulate fertilizer on each pot. It feeds bulbs by each watering all the season + spraying with fast releasing complex fertilizer (feeding through leaves). All with complex of microelements.
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #444 on: October 20, 2009, 05:35:20 PM »
Janis,
thanks - I'll patiently will wait then ;D
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #445 on: October 20, 2009, 06:03:03 PM »
I am not sure that these two are correct, confirmation please.

Crocus laevigatus
Crocus nudiflorus
« Last Edit: October 20, 2009, 06:25:34 PM by Michael J Campbell »
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #446 on: October 20, 2009, 06:06:22 PM »
Janis, terrible pictures for one who is still not totally crocus addicted! ;) But fascination becomes bigger and bigger...
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #447 on: October 20, 2009, 07:06:49 PM »
Janis

All amazing  pallasii forms!!!

Your C. veneris is a bit unusual.

« Last Edit: October 20, 2009, 07:36:18 PM by Oron Peri »
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #448 on: October 20, 2009, 07:19:07 PM »
What a magnificience Janis ! I hope that we will see some of them on your next catalogue ! Thank you hyper much !
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Re: Crocus October 2009
« Reply #449 on: October 20, 2009, 08:01:35 PM »
Michael your laevigatus is correct but could your nudiflorus be serotinus? I see feint feathering
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