Crocus September - 2012

[Janis Ruksans]

Although up to September still remain few hours, I decided to start new topic because those flowers, regardless of opening during 31st of August really will bloom in September.
I'm starting with C. karduchorum - easily identifiable by its multi branched white stigma. Unfortunately it hybridizes with kotschyanus, then stigma became yellowish, but may be it is only variation in colour?
Some other pots of scharojanii flavus started blooming.
Another "new-comer" this autumn is kotschyanus cappadocicus, collected at its locus classicus
One of greatest surprises was two flowers on pot sawn in 2010 - seem to be suworovianus (upper half of label with name is broken off and lost).
Started to bloom some more suworovianus. Both are from same pass, but collected at different altitude during different expeditions.
Something mysterious is crocus labeled as suworovianus f. lilacinus - very similar to kotschyanus, but collected in good distance from other known localities of kotschyanus where just suworovianus is distributed. This plant confuses me.
Janis

[tonyg]

Some lovely flowers there Janis.  Just back from a long family holiday - no crocus repotted yet and tomorrow I have to go back to work 

[pehe]

Nice variation in this pot of Crocus suworovianus

Poul

[Maggi Young]

Very smart , Pehe.

[Janis Ruksans]

Nice variation in this pot of Crocus suworovianus

Poul

I'm naming such specimens C. suworovianus var. lilacinus
Janis

[udo]

Cool nights and sunny days, a good time for new flowers.
In pots Crocus kotschyanus ssp.cappadocius
and vallicola.
In a open bed the first Crocus speciosus ssp. speciosus from Lake Abant.
Only some metre from this place, the greatest enemy for Crocusses.

[Michael J Campbell]

Crocus speciosus oxonian

[pehe]

Cool nights and sunny days, a good time for new flowers.
In pots Crocus kotschyanus ssp.cappadocius
and vallicola.
In a open bed the first Crocus speciosus ssp. speciosus from Lake Abant.
Only some metre from this place, the greatest enemy for Crocusses.

Dirk, good to see that you caught the crocus enemy!
Hopefully it has not eaten any of your beauties. I have a cat, so I have no problems with mice - but unfortunately the cat likes the sunny places as much as my crocuses. Then the flowers are very short lived!

Poul

[pehe]

I'm naming such specimens C. suworovianus var. lilacinus
Janis

Janis, thank you for the name correction!

Now the pot of Crocus suworovianus var. lilacinus is flowering for the second time this year.
In the garden Crocus banaticus and C. speciosus has started flowering.

Poul

[Janis Ruksans]

I'm so busy with replanting (want to finish in September) that haven't time for forum, but today first flower of my newly described Crocus speciosus ibrahimii appeared in my collection and I want to share this joy with others. Thank you, Ibrahim, for information about this wonder of W Turkey!
Janis

[Maggi Young]

What a beauty, Janis! 

[Janis Ruksans]

Thank you, Maggi.
So few more rarities - of course the first (after ibrahimii) on line is Crocus autranii - marvellously blooming this autumn.
Rare is Crocus carduchorum, too. I like its white stigma, sometimes turning yellowish with age of flower.
This is very dark toned Crocus kotschyanus cappadocicus.
Great joy for me this autumn is Crocus kotschyanus hakkariensis. After very long search and testing of many samples from different sources, finally got true one - with prominent hairs in throat (thank you, Dirk!). May be not so prominent on pictures, but clearly visible in flowers throat using very good glass (20x).
Janis

[Roma]

My first crocus this Autumn

Crocus pulchellus

[WimB]

The first autumn flowering Crocusses are starting to bloom here:

Crocus cancellatus subsp. cancellatus
Crocus kotschyanus subsp. kotschyanus
and Crocus banaticus 'Novak White'

[Armin]

Lovely autuum croci images from everybody.

After stock taking I've sadly to confirm ~95% losses of my crocus collection, speci tulips and others which were planted in my raised beds.
The black frosts from February left a horrible result . Consider to make it from the scratch next year.

Not a single crocus flower yet in the meadow,too. I hope for a few next month...