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Tony Willis

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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #195 on: February 14, 2011, 11:37:30 PM »
Crocus sieberi from near Kastania Northern Greece brought out by todays sun.
That is a very nice form - with such a pale throat and 'bicolor' petals.  Does Crocus veluchensis grow nearby?  It reminds me of the wild hybrid.

Very nice Melvyn,glad you had some sun.

Tony C.sieberi are quite variable all over Greece both in the amount of yellow in the throat and the markings of the petals and I have always found it difficult to find true C. veluchensis although I have seen it on Mt Olympus
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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #196 on: February 15, 2011, 08:25:48 AM »
Quite attractive Melvyn - a beauty !!

Two opened in the garden for me today :

1 & 2 : Crocus etruscus
3 & 4 : Crocus versicolor picturatus
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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #197 on: February 15, 2011, 09:01:57 AM »
Hello Luc,
nice croci. Does your 'Picturatus' have a yellow/orange center?
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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #198 on: February 15, 2011, 09:30:54 AM »
Although few days ago I wrote that no more entries with pictures up to March - I'm breaking this promise. Here is the coldest days during this winter. Yesterday morning "greeted" us with minus 26 C, this morning even minus 28. Fortunately days are sunny and temperature at midday in greenhouses rises up to around zero, although outside still is minus 15-20 C. All beds are covered with glasswool sheets and it protects plants from both - night cold and days sun. Soil at present has only a pair mm thick frosen surface below cover. But yesterday I brought in 2 pots with most advanced crocuses and put them on my offices bathroom window. I covered pots with my fur cap during transport to home. After a pair of hours I felt as in parfume shop and flowers beautifully opened. Today I pictured them and here you can see those beauties after pollination today.
Crocus biflorus biflorus from Italy, Basilicata
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Crocus baytopiorum.
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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #199 on: February 15, 2011, 09:34:24 AM »
They are beautiful Janis!  Here is a crocus named for you that is out in bloom (in my greenhouse) at the moment.  Grown in a pot in the cold frame.

Crocus reticulata x angustifolius 'Janis Ruksans'
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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #200 on: February 15, 2011, 09:39:54 AM »
Janis,
both are very lovely. I like the subsp. biflorus with the violet tint.
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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #201 on: February 15, 2011, 12:35:40 PM »
Hello Luc,
nice croci. Does your 'Picturatus' have a yellow/orange center?
I'm thinking what you are thinking ....... I think it does ;)

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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #202 on: February 15, 2011, 03:18:07 PM »
Hello Luc,
nice croci. Does your 'Picturatus' have a yellow/orange center?
I'm thinking what you are thinking ....... I think it does ;)

You're speaking in riddles gents !  :-\
It's a dull day here, flowers closed, but I think they have a yellowish not very pronounced center..
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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #203 on: February 15, 2011, 03:25:27 PM »
Luc,
I don't want to keep you longer in the dark. Your 'Picturatus' resemble cv. C. biflorus ssp. biflorus 'Parkinsonii'.
C. versicolor 'Picturatus' does not have any yellow center.
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Armin

Luc Gilgemyn

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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #204 on: February 15, 2011, 03:30:51 PM »
It's a garden center acquisition from 10-15years ago Armin - I shouldn't be surprised if it's wrongly named I guess...  ::)
I'll check whenever the sun makes the flowers open, just to be sure.
Thanks for pointing it out !  :D
Luc Gilgemyn
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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #205 on: February 15, 2011, 03:35:17 PM »
I'm glad Armin and Tony stoppped the riddle speak.... they were sounding like Galanthophiles!  :-\
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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #206 on: February 15, 2011, 03:38:55 PM »
.... they were sounding like Galanthophiles!  :-\

Noooooooooooooooooooo we've got enough of those ;D
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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #207 on: February 15, 2011, 03:50:50 PM »
I'm glad Armin and Tony stoppped the riddle speak.... they were sounding like Galanthophiles!  :-\
Such libellous comments  ;D ;D ;D  It was simple politeness.   I agree with Armin but the query was his and the answer was for Luc  :-*

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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #208 on: February 15, 2011, 04:03:06 PM »
Maggi,
croconuts are gentlemen!!! ;D
Thanks Tony ;)

Luc, for comparison. Should be easy now
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Armin

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Re: Crocus February 2011
« Reply #209 on: February 15, 2011, 04:08:29 PM »
Thanks Armin !  ;)
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