Crocus March 2012

[Janis Ruksans]

Last entry for today.
Janis

     paschei.JPG
    pseudonubigena KPPZ-108B.JPG
    rujanensis e Gothenburg.JPG
    rujanensis from Jim Archibald.JPG
    species nova RUDA-008.JPG
    species nova RUDA-020.JPG
    korolkowii-michelsonii-alatavicus today.JPG

[ronm]

Unbelievable
You still show new things that are not just new but very desirable. Congratulations Janis ... superb plants.
Surely you already have enough material for a new book???

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I'm simply stunned by all these exceptional Croci Janis and Jan : Amazing !!!! 

[udo]

Janis, fantastic show !!
Here some pictures from my garden:

Crocus biflorus ssp.pulchricolor , NW Turkey
   ``    michelsonii, pale blue form, Iran
   ``    sieberi from Crete
   ``    veluchensis, Rila Mts, Bulgaria ( the mother from 'Rainbow Gold')

[udo]

and more

Crocus carpetanus, Spain
a yellow seedling from Crocus sieberi , (Who is the father  )
Crocus sublimis 'Creme Diamond', also with a yellow father ( C.gargaricus ? )
   ``    paulinae, thanks Janis

[ronm]

These are really some superb plants Dirk. Seems you grow them so easily, .

[ashley]

What wonderful crocus 

C. paschei is a favourite of mine although I lost it last year so am back to seedlings again.

Those C. rujanensis forms are also very beautiful Janis, but your Species nova are really extraordinary. 
Can you tell us more about this one please?

[JimF]

Jan, Simon, and Janus:

Your photos and your plants are stunning! My head swirls. I can't even calm down enough to add names to my wish list!
Thanks for sharing them.

[JimF]

Dirk, yours are wonderful, too!
All like jewels from a treasure chest.


Here are a couple blooming for me, but in the house and nursery store - too much rain as winter tries to end.

2 views Crocus kosaninii 'April View' though the first flower looks like the species, not dark like the cultivar.
2 views Crocus scepusiensis var. leucostygma which looks to be virused. Is it?
2 views Crocus vernus ssp. albiflorus - or is it a C. vernus x C. tomm. clone?

[tonyg]

It does look like a tommasinianus x vernus

[Janis Ruksans]

Those C. rujanensis forms are also very beautiful Janis, but your Species nova are really extraordinary. 
Can you tell us more about this one please?

If we will look on map of Turkey we will see N of Manavgat (E of Antalya) where is Akseki and Crocus biflorus isauricus (generally with lighter or darker blue ground color of petals, anthers sometimes with blackish connective, but many only yellow) growing around it. Further to East - N of Alanya it is replaced by C. roseoviolaceus (very deep blue) making some borderline between isauricus and this one. Still further to East grows this one (my numbers RUDA-008, RUDA-020,JJVV-040) - there are no one blue, only whites mostly with distinctly black anthers or connective, rarely anthers is yellow. It is something close to isauricus but general flower color, anthers and geographical separation - force me to think that it is different. By EP publications it is regarded as isauricus aff. but I think that it will be described by him as new one very soon.
Janis

[udo]

an interest colour,
Crocus angustifolius 'Bronze Form'

[Janis Ruksans]

an interest colour,
Crocus angustifolius 'Bronze Form'

Interesting, but it is hybrid and sterile.
Janis

[ArnoldT]

Crocus sieberi tricolor

Two different sources taken today.

[I.S.]

  Janis that region was on my target too but there were so snow and very short time.
There must be severel new specieses from that part
  That is the same crocus that the Özgür post two years ago from Karaman very good speckled one.