Northern Caucasus TRIP, August 2011

[Thomas Huber]

Hello Tanya. Welcome to the Forum. Is Thomas really in hospital or was he just so excited by the crocus seed pod pictures that he went into shock? ......

Hey Lesley, Hubi here - I have rarely felt so well, you really can believe me. It was just to realize the shock that I could not have been with Dima on his trip to see these wonderful meadows of Crocus scharojanii. Sorry if anybody was worried due to not explaning this lame joke adequately 

[pehe]

Hi Dima,

What a fantastic trip to Caucasus! I am green of envy
Thanks for sharing the pics with us. Really amazing these fields of Scharojanii!

Poul

[Oakwood]

Dima - Great shot of you in the R. caucasicums!  Do you see any dark yellow forms in the area?

Obviously it needs great drainage. Not a species that does well here for whatever reason, maybe our seasons are not well enough defined.  It tends to try to flower in the late autumn as does hybrids of it like 'Cunningham White'.

johnw

John, I've never seen them with yellow flowers, only whitish-creamy!

[Oakwood]

Thanks, Poul! It was a great trip, really! 

[Hoy]

Hello Dimitri!
Thank you for showing these pictures! They gave me sweet memories
Did you mention what time of the year you took this trip?
When I visited Caucasus (Baksan valley, Elbrus and the surrounding area) in July some years ago I didn't observe Crocuses or other spring flowers but a lot of other plants of course.

Are you familiar with the flora in that area? (I have some pictures of unknown plants)

[Thomas Huber]

Hello Hoy.

Crocus scharojanii ISN'T spring flowering: It's the only yellow flowering 'autumn' crocus - but to be exact it is a late summer plant, flowering before the winter returns to the high mountain areas where it grows.

[Oron Peri]

Hi Dima

Fantastic photos, seems like a very good time of the year to go there.
Thanks for sharing.

[mark smyth]

A friend told me yesterday that her holiday, last week, to visit the Caucasus mountains was called off because of unrest with Georgia people.

She didnt think I would be interested in where she was going

[Hoy]

Hello Hoy.

Crocus scharojanii ISN'T spring flowering: It's the only yellow flowering 'autumn' crocus - but to be exact it is a late summer plant, flowering before the winter returns to the high mountain areas where it grows.

Oh yes, of course! I had forgotten that. Then I was there to early not to late!

[Natalia]

Dmitry, congratulations on a successful journey! And many thanks for the photos:)

[Lesley Cox]

Much relieved that you are fine Thomas, as will Otto and others be. You will have to arrange your holiday times differently in future. The Caucasus trip that Dima took was certainly a great experience.

[Oakwood]

Hello Dimitri!
Thank you for showing these pictures! They gave me sweet memories
Did you mention what time of the year you took this trip?
When I visited Caucasus (Baksan valley, Elbrus and the surrounding area) in July some years ago I didn't observe Crocuses or other spring flowers but a lot of other plants of course.

Are you familiar with the flora in that area? (I have some pictures of unknown plants)

Hoy! many thanks! C. scharojanii begins to flower from the end July-beginning August till snow cover the area))
I'm familiar with bulbous plants of those area

[Oakwood]

Oron, Natalia - thanks for your kind comments!
About holiday in Caucasus, I'm sure it will be much expansive for all people excluding Russians and Ukrainians because of not speaking Russian. As the locals hear other language then Russian, the prices go about three times automatically   

[Oakwood]

Hoy! I was there this year 7-19 August!
Here below my pics of Elbrus view from Dinnik peak at 3200 m!))) these pics made in 2009 when I was there first time.

[Hoy]

Hello Dimitri!
Thank you for showing these pictures! They gave me sweet memories
Did you mention what time of the year you took this trip?
When I visited Caucasus (Baksan valley, Elbrus and the surrounding area) in July some years ago I didn't observe Crocuses or other spring flowers but a lot of other plants of course.

Are you familiar with the flora in that area? (I have some pictures of unknown plants)

Hoy! many thanks! C. scharojanii begins to flower from the end July-beginning August till snow cover the area))
I'm familiar with bulbous plants of those area

How bad I didn't see it I was there in the second week of July. I found a lot of plants, some still unknown (no bulbs). Can I show some in this thread to ask for name?

Hoy! I was there this year 7-19 August!
Here below my pics of Elbrus view from Dinnik peak at 3200 m!))) these pics made in 2009 when I was there first time.

I was a bit higher up then No interesting plants there though.