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Luc Gilgemyn

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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #45 on: September 10, 2007, 01:28:21 PM »
Would Galanthus snappedoffii ssp bychrisensis have been collected in the wild in Adidastan or was it Nikeidzjan ? 8)
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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #46 on: September 10, 2007, 01:30:04 PM »
You're right Luc - it was Adidastan!
We've been there last July!  8)
Thomas Huber, Neustadt - Germany (230m)

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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #47 on: September 10, 2007, 02:48:30 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #48 on: September 10, 2007, 03:12:32 PM »
You must have seen Ruksans in that area surely - I have information he was on an expedition there ;D
« Last Edit: September 10, 2007, 03:26:43 PM by Luc Gilgemyn »
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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #49 on: September 10, 2007, 03:35:16 PM »
Yes, he was with me - but as I was the leader of the expedition,
it was my turn to keep the only plant we found!  ::)
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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #50 on: September 10, 2007, 03:39:09 PM »
OK - stop that nonsense now!!!

Here a photo of the complete plant.
It's a white form of serotinus ssp salzmanii, (not El Torcal)
snapped-off (ii) by Chris (ensis) with his football  >:(
Thomas Huber, Neustadt - Germany (230m)

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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #51 on: September 10, 2007, 04:22:51 PM »
 :'(
I grieve with you Thomas - looks like it was a very nice plant...
Better luck next year !
Luc Gilgemyn
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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #52 on: September 10, 2007, 05:23:15 PM »
The first autumn crocus in my garden:

1) C. banaticus seedling.

2) White C. banaticus seedling.

Good to have nice fine, dry weather here for the start of the crocus season, rather than the more usual wind and rain that normally flattens my autumn crocus!  :)

Martin Baxendale, Gloucestershire, UK.

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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #53 on: September 10, 2007, 05:27:33 PM »
Glad it is good weather with you, Martin... it is fine here, though getting colder and there is a lot of wind today (and last night)... colchicums flattened and crocus battered  :-\
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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #54 on: September 10, 2007, 06:23:04 PM »
I didnt even notice there wasnt an ovary  ::) :-[
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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #55 on: September 10, 2007, 06:35:41 PM »
I know how you feel, Maggi.  :-[  Weather forecast says you might get a frost tonight too.
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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #56 on: September 10, 2007, 07:17:15 PM »
I can well believe there might be a frost tonight, Martin. Just been out again with Lily and it is much colder than it was this afternoon... really biting wind. Brrr!
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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #57 on: September 10, 2007, 11:56:27 PM »
We're still having good frosts in the SH and a biting wind as they thaw. Crocuses are well past their best but still flowers coming on minimus forms and kosaninii and I'm amazed at how long the chrysanthus hybs are going on, much longer in the garden than in pots. A lesson there.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #58 on: September 13, 2007, 06:17:08 PM »
Here comes my  picture from the first flowering Crocus - Thomas helps me with the ID ....if anything is wrong .... ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Crocus September 2007
« Reply #59 on: September 14, 2007, 03:06:32 PM »
A wonderful sunny day in Germany gave me the chance for a few more photos:

- Two different forms of Crocus karduchorum broad petals with long style and thin petals with short style
- a strong and big form of Crocus serotinus ssp salzmanii from Morocco
- and, finally, a second flower of my white salzmanii appeared, beneath the one that was killed by Chris' ball
- I couldn't resist to post another photo of these wonderful Crocus tournefortii   8)
- have a careful look at these banaticus - there's something strange!
Thomas Huber, Neustadt - Germany (230m)

 


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