Crocus trip to Crete from 20 -27 november 2011

[krisderaeymaeker]

Again a lot of variaton on this species in one population of Crocus oreocreticus  .....

[krisderaeymaeker]

We drive further to our second site ...Cross some bridges and meet some other creatures . Stil on day 1 , today exactly 1 year ago ...
 The orchis species are already in full leaf.
Again some Crocus laevigatus ....This time not so many plants in this populations but with bigger flowers as on site 1 .

But there is also another interesting bulb ...

Also a picture of this habitat ...

[krisderaeymaeker]

Very nice populations (neat ,compact and lovely) of Colchicum pusillum

After this discovering , evening is on his way. The end of our first day of the Crocus-trip .

[David Nicholson]

Kris, what were temperatures like during your visit please?

[tonyg]

Fascinating to see the wild variation.  Thanks for sharing these with us.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, what were temperatures like during your visit please?

Hello David , maximum we had during this period was  23 degrees. Most days was around 19/ 20 degrees , but when you leave the coastal area's and you go up into the mountains then temperatures  wil soon go down .
West Crete was warmer then East Crete !

[krisderaeymaeker]

Fascinating to see the wild variation.  Thanks for sharing these with us.

Your welcome Tony. There is more to come ...

[Gerdk]

Thank you Chris for sharing these interesting pictures!

Gerd

[David Nicholson]

Hello David , maximum we had during this period was  23 degrees. Most days was around 19/ 20 degrees , but when you leave the coastal area's and you go up into the mountains then temperatures  wil soon go down .
West Crete was warmer then East Crete !

Many thanks Kris.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Thank you Chris for sharing these interesting pictures!
Gerd

It is  a pleasure to do Gerd. Must admit I have seen no Violas in this particular season ....but I am sure there are some other things you maybe like ....

[I.S.]

  Kris very nice crosi from wild
Thanks for sharing with us.
I think the second crocus is C. oreocreticus
With my best wishes..
ibrahim

[krisderaeymaeker]

On the second day we decided to go to the both peninsulars of the western side of the island.
Never could neglect a visit to Rhodopou when we are there ....Ofcourse because I am Cyclamen-lover to.....But again in this case  to look at Crocus. Altough before I've been never been that late in the season  on Rhodopou to look at the status of Cyclamen graecum .
I heard of some observations   of Crocus cartwrightianus at both places  and that was an extra motivation ...
Bellis sylvestris was flowering to and Quercus coccifera is the ideal host for Cyclamen graecum .

[Melvyn Jope]

Thank you Kris for the images from Rhodopou, a nice reminder of a favourate location, must get back there again soon!

[krisderaeymaeker]

  Kris very nice crosi from wild
Thanks for sharing with us.
I think the second crocus is C. oreocreticus
With my best wishes..
ibrahim

Thank you for the compliments Ibrahim. I am happy to share.
I am very glad with your remark to !!! Honestly , I was hoping for such reaction ....
Because when I see some of the plants on situ I was thinking on oreocreticus to. But , ......I was always told that oreocreticus only is growing in the eastern parts of the island. The most eastern part where they grow (as described in most of the informations I could find) is the Nida-plain .... And the pics I was showing so far are from the western (southwest) parts of the island. The pics are from a part where only cartwrightianus grows as the earlier information is correct ?
And now ? Maybe some more investigation is necessary ?

[krisderaeymaeker]

Thank you Kris for the images from Rhodopou, a nice reminder of a favourate location, must get back there again soon!

Happy to share Melvyn . Oh yes , I am fully agree with your quote ! Its certainly one of my favourite locations to . Always want to go  back there and I am hoping that 2011 was not my last visit there ....
In general , Crete is a bit of my second home to ...