Crocus February 2011

[ian mcenery]

Ian, your Crocus looks more like a Cr.suaveolens ( yellow throat )

Thanks for your input Dirk. I bought this some time ago after a previous experience when I was sent Imperati for corsicus by another supplier. I suppose I should have known something was wrong  when it flowered so early 

[mark smyth]

C. chrysanthus Canary Bird from a UK supplier is not.

Editing photos I see my photo of Gold angustifolius look OK but a little bit pale

[Janis Ruksans]

C. reticulatus Gold is open today  wolf whistle

Sorry no photo because my camera does not like the colour.

Many orange Crocus now in flower and slugs smell good things. Alternative food out of slugs

Mark, reticulatus or angustifolius 'Gold'? I think the last.
Janis

[mark smyth]

oops sorry you are correct

[tonyg]

Ian, your Crocus looks more like a Cr.suaveolens ( yellow throat )

Thanks for your input Dirk. I bought this some time ago after a previous experience when I was sent Imperati for corsicus by another supplier. I suppose I should have known something was wrong  when it flowered so early 

Dirk may be right BUT you are growing the plant that has been in UK trade for at least 20yrs under the name C corsicus.  We have discussed its origins before and wondered if it is a hybrid. 

[ian mcenery]

Ian, your Crocus looks more like a Cr.suaveolens ( yellow throat )

Thanks for your input Dirk. I bought this some time ago after a previous experience when I was sent Imperati for corsicus by another supplier. I suppose I should have known something was wrong  when it flowered so early  

Dirk may be right BUT you are growing the plant that has been in UK trade for at least 20yrs under the name C corsicus.  We have discussed its origins before and wondered if it is a hybrid.  

Tony interesting until your comment I had quite forgotten the discussion we had about corsicus 2009 which arrived at broadly the same conclusion that it was probably a hybrid. I will have to see if I can get the real thing

[Janis Ruksans]

Between clouds some sun from time to time appear but too little to open Crocus flowers. May be not bad as at next weekend minus 18 C are promissed. So I pictured today only closed flowers which still never open.
Crocus biflorus fibroannulatus pot I brought inside to force flower opening for pollinating. Afraid that frost will stay for some time and then will be too late for pollination.
Few stocks of ancyrensis shows buds out - very early comparing with other seasons.
Crocus michelsonii and other Central Asians delay a little. Not so bad.
This C. melantherus from John Fielding - just contrary, didn't bloom in autumn (as must) but started now (may be in winter, under cover).
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Less than half an hour on my bathrooms window and flower of Crocus biflorus fibroannulatus widely opened.
Janis

[YT]

Thanks for so many cool crocus pictures. Here are Crocus tauricus Ai-Petri forms and Crocus chrysanthus 'Macedonian Ivory'. Both are from Janis.

[udo]

nice flowers from all, here some pics from me:
Cr.suaveolens, early form,Cambridge Bulbs
Cr.korolkowii, Dutch form
Cr.hartmannianus, C-Cyprus
the last two in the greenhouse for hand-pollination, korolkowii with michelsonii and
hartmannianus with himself

[daveyp1970]

Janis i like the dark stem below your C.ancyrensis is this normal because mine has quite pale stems.

[Janis Ruksans]

Janis i like the dark stem below your C.ancyrensis is this normal because mine has quite pale stems.

Yes, this is very special stock marked as "ex" (extra) with deep purple flower tube.
Janis

[David Nicholson]

Lovely images folks.

[Janis Ruksans]

Janis i like the dark stem below your C.ancyrensis is this normal because mine has quite pale stems.

Today in my office again is electricity (marten entered transfer box, fuse it and burnt all together with itself - repairing took long time), so now I have access to my picture files. I'm showing Crocus ancyrensis pictures from wild showing variability of flower tubes. Sorry, last picture with deep purple tube hasn't good quality.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Few more crocuses pictured yesterday when for an half of hour we had full sun.
Crocus melantherus nicely opened its buds.
New shoots came up - Crocus nevadensis and of unknown subspecies of biflorus group from Basilicata in Italy. Unfortunately open flowers I will see not so soon, as frost is returning.
Janis