Crocus in pots February 2010

[TheOnionMan]

Crocus tomm. Eric Smith - Thanks to Thomas

x leonidii Ego. Sorry for showing some again I'm blown away by the colour combination

Wow, I can fully envision jumping into that C. x leonidii Ego... fantastic.   Same with Michael's full suite of delicious Crocus.

[Ragged Robin]

Michael, you have so many 'to die for' crocus but Crocus bayyopiorum is just heavenly - so that's where I'm heading 

[Ragged Robin]

x leonidii Ego. Sorry for showing some again I'm blown away by the colour combination

Mark, your photos are masterpieces in themselves and your feeling for this crocus, in particular, shines through   

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great Irish Crocus !!! 

A lovely series Michael !  A lot ot stunners there !
Is Sieberi "Cretan snow" feathered on the outside ??

Mark,
Fortunately that C. x leonidii distracts the attention from your avatar     It's a stunner (the Crocus I mean...  )

[Michael J Campbell]

Is Sieberi "Cretan snow" feathered on the outside ??

Yes Luc, there is a little bit of blue feathering on the outside of the petals. I got that one from Janis.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks Michael, I was considering to order one this year... 
Looks great !

[Janis Ruksans]

Yesterday I asked my wife being in city library to check aren't foundable on internet a copy of Georges Maw marvellous A Monograph of the Genus Crocus (1886). Was very surprised when she called me back informing that reprint of book is buyable on internet for very moderate price - inclusive postage for only ~45,- Euro. It is buyable on Internet book-shop Amizante.lv, link

http://www.amizante.lv/esin/24/1/1153048531.html

Apr. year ago I looked price of original edition. There were 2 copies available at price ~ 8000,- USD. Quite a great difference.
So I immediately ordered reprint and hope to receive it during 2 weeks (although I made photocopy in 1980 from the single copy in previous USSR, but photographs of that time is not easy to use more).
I think that this book could be useful for every crocus-lover.
Janis

[Michael J Campbell]

A couple more opened today.

Crocus heuffefialus Carpathian Wonder.
Crocus x  tommasinianus x vernus Yalta

[Janis Ruksans]

A couple more opened today.

Crocus heuffefialus Carpathian Wonder.
Crocus x  tommasinianus x vernus Yalta

Excellent pictures of my selections. Thank you, Michael!
Janis

[Luc Gilgemyn]

There seems to be no stopping you Michael !   

My newly acquired "Carpathian Wonder" is still a couple of weeks away from flowering - but it's bud is showing, so I'm very hopefull !! 

[mark smyth]

Mine are in Crocus heaven 

[Janis Ruksans]

Mine are in Crocus heaven 

Why Mark? It is easy.
Janis

[Otto Fauser]

Yesterday I asked my wife being in city library to check aren't foundable on internet a copy of Georges Maw marvellous A Monograph of the Genus Crocus (1886). Was very surprised when she called me back informing that reprint of book is buyable on internet for very moderate price - inclusive postage for only ~45,- Euro. It is buyable on Internet book-shop Amizante.lv, link

http://www.amizante.lv/esin/24/1/1153048531.html

Apr. year ago I looked price of original edition. There were 2 copies available at price ~ 8000,- USD. Quite a great difference.
So I immediately ordered reprint and hope to receive it during 2 weeks (although I made photocopy in 1980 from the single copy in previous USSR, but photographs of that time is not easy to use more).
I think that this book could be useful for every crocus-lover.
Janis

    Janis  , I looked at the details of the reprint of Maw's 'A monograph of the Genus Crocus unfortunately there are no illustrations , I found some of the old drawings and vignettes quite charming . There is a copy of the original in our State Library here in Melbourne , which I have consulted on several occasions - one has to make an appointment , put white gloves on and get locked in a special room ! So I wait till you receive your reprint and your verdict  .

            Otto.

[mark smyth]

When I repotted my Carpathian Wonder in August they were dead. I blame our very wet summer. All Crocus stayed outside in their pots.

[annew]

To everyone who has had a Crocus baytopiorum from me: In answer to a request for the source of the original seeds, I checked back in my records and found that  it was AGS seed 'collected by Eric Pasche P 82104 Prov Denizli T. 1500m', sown in 1990. I hope this is useful.