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David Nicholson

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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #165 on: February 12, 2010, 07:58:49 PM »
A couple from today:-

Crocus dalmaticus Petrovac Strain
Crocus chrysanthus 'Ard Schenk', a good two weeks in front of the clump I have in the garden. Sorry the first pic of this is out of focus.

David Nicholson
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #166 on: February 12, 2010, 08:10:43 PM »
dalmaticus is one of my favourites out in the garden flowering for a couple of weeks.

tomm. Roseus now open in the garden
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #167 on: February 12, 2010, 08:53:22 PM »
David that is a lovely chrysanthus

Some more of mine out today

Crocus ancyrensis
Crocus antalyensis
Crocus etruscus
Crocus pestalozzae
Crocus gargaricus both ssp
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #168 on: February 12, 2010, 09:55:12 PM »
David, those are very nice - the first one looks very tiny compared to the size of the top dressing, is it?
Tony, the gargaricus are a wonderful colour.
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #169 on: February 13, 2010, 12:12:51 AM »
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.  :)

Thank you Anne  is good to get the pedigree and they are looking very nice at present  8)
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #170 on: February 13, 2010, 09:38:10 AM »
Thanks all.

Anne, it is very small and I didn't expect it to flower this year indeed I thought it might go to the Crocus garden in the sky. My top dressing is my usual stuff.

Tony, lovely selection, the C. pestalozzae is particularly nice, I'm a sucker for white flowers.
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #171 on: February 14, 2010, 04:28:22 PM »
I brought a pot of Crocus tommasinianus roseus into the house to photograph, and the flower opened within 15 minutes.
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #172 on: February 14, 2010, 04:30:40 PM »
Similarly C. sieberi Ronald Ginns. The single corm of C. sieberi nubigena-  Crocus biflorus nubigena I showed earlier now has 8 flowers open!
« Last Edit: February 15, 2010, 10:03:20 AM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #173 on: February 14, 2010, 04:37:02 PM »
What a very brave C. biflorus nubigena Anne !!  :o... oh... and it's a real beauty too !  :D
« Last Edit: February 15, 2010, 10:03:47 AM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #174 on: February 14, 2010, 05:26:21 PM »
Similarly C. sieberi Ronald Ginns. The single corm of C. sieberi nubigena I showed earlier now has 8 flowers open!
Crocus biflorus nubigena real showwinner! Nice tommy 'Roseus", too
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #175 on: February 14, 2010, 05:47:25 PM »
Anne - C. biflorus nubigena is exceptionally handsome. C. tommasinianus is nice too - lovely rich colour.
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #176 on: February 14, 2010, 07:52:01 PM »
Anne,
you have taken beautiful pictures! I like the photos of the "Roseus".
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #177 on: February 14, 2010, 07:56:16 PM »
David that is a lovely chrysanthus

Some more of mine out today

Crocus ancyrensis
Crocus antalyensis
Crocus etruscus
Crocus pestalozzae
Crocus gargaricus both ssp

Tony,
I like the wild character of the C. etruscus with the bicolored tepals and the fine stripes outside. Much different to the "Zwanenburg" clone. Beautiful.
Have you grown it from seed?

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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #178 on: February 14, 2010, 08:11:53 PM »
A couple from today:-
Crocus dalmaticus Petrovac Strain
Crocus chrysanthus 'Ard Schenk', a good two weeks in front of the clump I have in the garden. Sorry the first pic of this is out of focus.

David,
the C. dalmaticus "Petrovac" is very beautiful. You must try to pollinate it to get seed of it.
Mine in the meadow have produced only a few corms of seed. I'm not sure they are viable. Will see in spring.
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Re: Crocus in pots February 2010
« Reply #179 on: February 14, 2010, 08:19:35 PM »
David that is a lovely chrysanthus

Some more of mine out today

Crocus ancyrensis
Crocus antalyensis
Crocus etruscus
Crocus pestalozzae
Crocus gargaricus both ssp

Tony,
I like the wild character of the C. etruscus with the bicolored tepals and the fine stripes outside. Much different to the "Zwanenburg" clone. Beautiful.
Have you grown it from seed?



Armin several years ago we had a holiday north of Rome and visited Mt Amiata. The top was covered in crocuses in seed and I collected some and grew them from those.

There was also vernus growing there as well which I also have.
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