Crocus in pots February 2010

[Armin]

Tony,
does C. etruscus set regular seed ? I would be interested. It is a lovely form. 

[ian mcenery]

I'm Very happy this is raised from seed from a forumist sown 4 years ago C sieberi sieberi- thanks Tong G. I suppose I could have brought it into the warm to open up the flowers but there are lots of roots coming from the bottom of the pot so I have done enough damage already

[Tony Willis]

Tony,
does C. etruscus set regular seed ? I would be interested. It is a lovely form. 

I will see if I can get some to set,it is not usually a problem.

[tonyg]

I'm Very happy this is raised from seed from a forumist sown 4 years ago C sieberi sieberi- thanks Tong G. I suppose I could have brought it into the warm to open up the flowers but there are lots of roots coming from the bottom of the pot so I have done enough damage already

Ian - Good news that you have done so well with the seed.  Bad news - I have one rogue pot that was labelled C sieberi ssp sieberi (raised from someone elses seed) which has been re-lebelled as C sieberi ssp atticus or sublimis.  Verrrrry sorry but you have seed from that accession so your plant is not ssp sieberi.  Remind me by PM or email in summer and I will try and rectify the situation.  
The plant you have will do OK in the garden ... alongside the other C sieberi that you recently showed us.

[ian mcenery]

I'm Very happy this is raised from seed from a forumist sown 4 years ago C sieberi sieberi- thanks Tong G. I suppose I could have brought it into the warm to open up the flowers but there are lots of roots coming from the bottom of the pot so I have done enough damage already

Ian - Good news that you have done so well with the seed.  Bad news - I have one rogue pot that was labelled C sieberi ssp sieberi (raised from someone elses seed) which has been re-lebelled as C sieberi ssp atticus or sublimis.  Verrrrry sorry but you have seed from that accession so your plant is not ssp sieberi.  Remind me by PM or email in summer and I will try and rectify the situation.  
The plant you have will do OK in the garden ... alongside the other C sieberi that you recently showed us.

Will do Tony and will change the label

[annew]

Thanks to all for gently correcting my error - my crocus was indeed biflorus nubigena and not sieberi !

[Armin]

Tony,
does C. etruscus set regular seed ? I would be interested. It is a lovely form. 

I will see if I can get some to set,it is not usually a problem.

Tony, many thanks in advance.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

The sun opened up this one for me on Saturday :

Crocus sieberi atticus Amfiklia - Dominique might recognize it...    Thanks Dom !

[Maggi Young]

Lovely form, Luc.

[David Nicholson]

Very nice indeed Luc.

[Roma]

My crocuses are slow this year.  Some flowering now.
Crocus gargaricus in a brief blink of sunshine today.
Crocus vernus grown from seed many years ago.
The first flower on a seedling from Crocus 'Cream Beauty' sown in June 2007 - not very big and not 'different' but quite attractive.
 There is a bud on a seedling from sieberi 'Hubert Edelsten', sown at the same time, which could be more interesting.

[ashley]

C. biflorus alexandri    still just one bulb after several years unfortunately
C. etruscus Rosalind
C. gargaricus herbertii
C. imperati De Jager   
C. vitellinus

[Tony Willis]

Ashley

very nice,the biflorus alexandri is a very rich colour and the etruscus is equally nice.

Luc that is a lovely sieberi.

It has turned dull and wet here so mine are now elongating and falling over without opening.

[Janis Ruksans]

C. biflorus alexandri    still just one bulb after several years unfortunately
C. etruscus Rosalind
C. gargaricus herbertii
C. imperati De Jager   
C. vitellinus

Crocus gargaricus herbertii - now its is Crocus herbertii - both (gargaricus and herbertii) has very different corm tunics
Janis

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful C. biflorus alexandri Ashley, pitty it's slow to increase.
I love these contrasting colours !