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Author Topic: Crocus to identify? Post them here....  (Read 247250 times)

ashley

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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #1050 on: September 17, 2020, 10:34:30 AM »
Gail, pending arrival of the experts I'd suggest C. niveus which has a yellow throat. 
The stamens are paler than usual but I think this falls within the variability of the species.
« Last Edit: September 17, 2020, 10:36:17 AM by ashley »
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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #1051 on: September 17, 2020, 06:39:44 PM »
Thank you Ashley, I did buy Crocus niveus from Paul Christian in 2017 (although that was said to be the late form)
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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #1052 on: August 07, 2022, 11:09:05 AM »
My friend George got this crocus as something else (C. serotinus salzmannii)!
It's in flower now (end of winter in Australia).
Any ideas on what it is?
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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #1053 on: August 07, 2022, 04:47:06 PM »
Crocus olivieri.

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« Reply #1054 on: August 14, 2022, 12:45:07 AM »
Thank you.
I'll pass that on,
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Re: Crocus to identify? Post them here....
« Reply #1055 on: August 29, 2022, 01:38:01 AM »
Can anyone identify this Crocus for me? I’m in Tassie, so it’s late winter/early spring down here. The closest match I can find is Crocus etruscus. However, the absence of any yellow in the throat (at any point in the life of the flower) threw me. Perhaps a particular cultivar of etruscus?

I’m unsure if the provenance of the bulb, but it’s likely from Marcus Harvey, either purchased from him or from some of his seeds.  Perhaps a hybrid? Once again I find myself thinking “if only Marcus was still here to ask”.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Based in Northern Tasmania, winter minimums -12°c

 


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