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A few crocus in flower here.
Crocus angustifolus gold.
Crocus chrysanthus from sumbegli
Crocus fleisheri gulek pass
Crocus garagicus.
Crocus Korolkowii kiss of spring.
Crocus nevadensis
Crocus sieberi Bowles white
Crocus sieberi Gothenburg form.
Crocus sieberi subsp atticus.
Crocus chrysanthus.
Comments
Cliff Booker
Re: Crocus 2011
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:28amWelcome Michael,
Wonderful start. It's good to see you on this excellent site.
Cheers,
Cliff
Todd Boland
Re: Crocus 2011
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 1:50pmmaybe in 3 months I'll start to see some of mine :-[
These images are a real pick-me-up!
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Crocus 2011
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 4:48pmWhat wonderful photos you bring to us on your debut here, Michael. Welcome!
Ccocus chrysanthus certainly is a variable lot. I would have thought your pic of C. chrysanthus from sumbegli was a different species!
HughGmail (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 5:30pmWelcome Michael to the NARGS forum - your pictures give warmth to a soul sitting in Colorado with temperatures nearing zero F. and apparently staying there for a few days.
Tony Willis (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Tue, 02/01/2011 - 8:00amSome of my crocus in flower at the moment
Crocus baytopiorum
Crocus biflorus ssp pulchricolor white
Crocus biflorus ssp issauricus
Crocus biflorus ssp pulchricolor x chrysanthus natural hybrid
Cliff Booker
Re: Crocus 2011
Tue, 02/01/2011 - 8:21amThe Brits are arriving in force ... with beautiful bulbs! Welcome Tony.
Tony Willis (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 7:22amSome more crocus in flower today
View of crocus greenhouse
Crocus cyprius two views
Crocus chrysanthus
Crocus biflorus ssp pulchricolor
Crocus biflorus ssp pulchricolor x chrysanthus natural hybrid
Paul T (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 2:34pmExcellent pics as always, Tony and Michael. :o
Fermi de Sousa
Re: Crocus 2011
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 11:30pmWow, Michael,
I've just ordered this one (can only afford one corm!) so it's good to see what it looks like! It'l take awhile to achieve what you've got though!
cheers
fermi
deesen (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 02/04/2011 - 7:49amAn easy grower-Cocus sieberi 'Firefly'
Tony Willis (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Mon, 02/07/2011 - 3:37amSome more out today
Crocus angustifolius
Crocus biflorus ssp pulchricolor x chrysanthus natural hybrid
Crocus chrysanthus
Crocus gargaricus
Crocus sieberi three different forms
Crocus veluchensis
Crocus vernus
Paul T (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Mon, 02/07/2011 - 4:08amTony,
I just love the delicate colouring on the Crocus biflorus ssp pulchricolor hybrid c322. Very different (and very nice). The angustifolius is such a great contrast in colours.
Great stuff!! :D
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Crocus 2011
Mon, 02/07/2011 - 9:27pmI have to say, growing crocus in pots sure is the best way to admire them up close.
ALL of them are just fabulous!
Mark McDonough
Re: Crocus 2011
Tue, 02/08/2011 - 7:45amRick, I'd like to do both eventually... have a greenhouse and grow them in pots to enjoy the flowers early and unspoiled by weather, although from what I've seen of potted plants versus plants grown outdoors, in the right conditions plants growing outdoors can bulk up into spectacular clumps that surpass potted plants. I would possibly favor growing autumn crocus species in a greenhouse though, as the autumnal flowers are more likely to be damaged from inclement weather outside.
But I agree, Tony and Michael, all of these crocus are fabulous, thanks for sharing... crocus are among my favorite plants to dwell upon and I spent lots of time on SRGC ogling them, so it's nice to be able to ogle over here on NARGS too.
Trond Hoy
Re: Crocus 2011
Tue, 02/08/2011 - 9:32amA warm welcome to the beautiful Crocuses and their (equally beautiful ;D ;) ???) growers!
I say that because all my Crocuses are still buried deep in the soil waiting for more sunshine 8)
WimB (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 7:40amSome Crocusses which were flowering here in the last week:
Crocus alatavicus
2 x Crocus antalyensis 'Sky Blue'
Crocus chrysanthus 'Uschak Orange'
Crocus dalmaticus 'Petrovac'
2 x Crocux fleischeri 'Gulek Pass'
Crocus korolkowii 'Lucky Number'
Crocus laevigatus
and Crocus versicolor
Mark McDonough
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 10:37amWim, these are just as good the second time around :D All are lovely, but the purple tracery on C. alatavicus remains my favorite, exquisite! In New England one doesn't begin to think about things like crocus until March at the earliest, so it is fun to see the brilliant color here. The crocus might be later this year compared to last, probably April, we have a meter of snow on the ground, in fact, I waded through the deep snow to snap some pics: http://nargs.org/smf/index.php?topic=565.0
Thanks for showing these beauties.
WimB (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 10:52amMark, I thought to post them here also...so you N-A'rs could enjoy them too ;)
Thanks for the praise. That C. alatavicus is my favorite too but I'm Croconut(s) enough to love them all. :rolleyes:
Cliff Booker
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 11:33amHi Wim,
Good to see you here. I'm not really a bulb nut, but I was very interested to spot the name 'Petrovac' in your glorious posting. We stayed in this beautiful coastal resort when it was still part of Yugoslavia. I remember a lone steep descent into the village cloaked with interesting trees and shrubs. This was so far back in time that I had barely discovered alpine plants and took more interest in the attractions of the beach and the bars than the possible joys to be found in the mountains. How things change ... is the bar open yet? :D
Michael J Campbell (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 11:53amA few in flower here
Crocus corsicus 1
Crocus corsicus
Crocus sieberi Ronald Ginns
Crocus sieberi Ronald Ginns
Crocus veluchensis
Crocus veluchensis
Crocus versicolour
Crocus versicolour
Crocus sieberi subsp sublimis f. tricolour
Crocus cvijicii
Michael J Campbell (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 11:55amA few more. Opinions on those with ? please.
Crocus Mt Parnassus ?
Crocus abantensis
Crocus scepusiensis var Leucostigma ?
Crocus sieberi subsp atticus ?
WimB (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 11:56amHi Cliff,
it's nice to see all these familiar faces on this forum indeed.
I can imagine there was a time you were more interested in fauna ;) along the beach...but I guess that hasn't disappeared completely, has it? I like that fauna too, by the way ;)
Now back to the plants: I think I got 'Petrovac' from Tony G. two years ago. It was a very small bulb but it flowered from the first year although it doesn't seem to give offsets. I should try to get some seed of it.
Trond Hoy
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 12:06pmBeautiful Crocuses, Michel and WimB. Seems you look after them well! Do you grow all your plants in pots?
Michael J Campbell (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 12:13pmAbout 80% of mine are in pots,no more space in the garden. :)
Trond Hoy
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 12:20pmYes, therefore I have 100% of them there ;) ;D
WimB (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 12:45pmTrond,
mine grow all outside.
Paul T (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 10:59pmBeautiful!! :o
I particularly love the Crocus alatavicus and the delicate blue of the C. abantensis. Not too long now before the autumn ones start up here. ;D
Michael J Campbell (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 02/11/2011 - 6:48amCrocus sieberi George.
Trond Hoy
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 02/11/2011 - 10:56amMichael, I can barely wait for my own to appear! But the weather forecast says very cold weather next week so I have to be patience :-\
Therefore it is a pleasure to look at your plants (even if I'm a bit jealous :-[ )
Paul T (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 02/11/2011 - 1:43pmGreat colour, Michael. Reminds me a lot of 'Hubert Edelsten', but even more intense?
Luc Gilgemyn (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Sun, 02/13/2011 - 12:04pmMany familiar "croconuts" over here... ;D
I might add some of mine that flowered over the past few weeks :
1) Crocus biflorus isauricus from Akseki
2 and 3) Crocus biflorus nubigena
4) Crocus fleischeri from Gulek Pass
5) Cocus x reticulatus 'Janis Ruksans' out in the garden
Todd Boland
Re: Crocus 2011
Sun, 02/13/2011 - 4:31pmA crocus-etravaganza! Please add some of these beauties to our image gallery. Amazing that these are all blooming in Feb. I have a number of these in my garden but late April-May is the blooming season...they will be distant memories to the UK people at that stage.
WimB (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 2:24amHi "neighbour",
I've said it before but I'll say it again. I love your Crocusses, especially C. biflorus nubigena with those black anthers.
??? ??? How does one do that ??? ???
deesen (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 8:37amIs there an idiot's guide to adding to the Gallery please?
Signed,
Idiot (first class)
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 11:40amWell, there is no "Idiot's Guide", but being something of a computer idiot, I'll take a stab at explaining it...
**(see message below from Mark McDonough)
The Gallery being referred to is on the NARGS Main Website - "NARGS Photo Galleries". To get there, note at the top of each page within this forum site, where it says "Click here to go to the NARGS Main Website".
Once you are there at the main website, you will see a tab for "NARGS Photo Galleries" down the left side of the page. (Click on it if you would like to browse the photos or to see how the galleries are set up.)
At the top of the main website page, immediately under the NARGS title banner, you will see "WIKI". Click on it to see instructions for various topics. Ones that may be helpful are "How to prepare WIKI photos" and "How to upload photos".
Alternatively, if you have already clicked on the NARGS Photo Galleries tab and are on that page now, you can access this same info by clicking on either the "WIKI" or the "How to do it" tabs that run across the top of the screen.
(NB. One caution.... When you are uploading photos to the photo galleries, please ignore the bit where it says "Maximum image size is limited to 24 MB". This is NOT true and I hope if I keep whining about it, it will finally get corrected some day ???; the max image size is actually ~500 KB, as is explained in the text.)
I hope this is helpful!
Lori
EDIT: Oops! As Mark mentioned, one does have to be a NARGS member and then "apply for" a username and password (a very short process) to post on the NARGS Main Website. I forgot to point that out. Sorry to cause confusion!
Mark McDonough
Re: Crocus 2011
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 2:18pmI'm sorry David, there seems to be some confusion. Now that the NARGS Forum is open to anyone who applies (and is approved), we have a mix of NARGS members and non-NARGS members here, an excellent development in my opinion :D However what might not be so clear to forum moderators, is who is a NARGS member and who isn't, which doesn't matter here in the forum, but it does matter for other components of the NARGS.ORG site as a whole. Editing access to the NARGS Wiki and Image Galleries is restricted to NARGS members only, NARGS members themselves still need a separate login account to gain edit-access to them, see:
http://nargs.org/nargswiki/tiki-index.php?page=Frequently+Asked+Question...
Of course, anyone on the internet can access the NARGS Wiki & Image galleries for general browsing.
David, we're always very happy to have your photo contributions on the NARGS Forum, where photos are simply uploaded along with a message. If however, you'd like to share any photos to be added to the NARGS Image Galleries, I'm sure that Todd Boland would be pleased to accept them and add them in on your behalf (you could send him a PM, or send to his email available in his forum profile page), it's totally up to you.
Again, sorry for the confusion, I hope that makes things clearer. :)
deesen (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 9:16amMany thanks Mark and Lori, I'm clear now.
WimB (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Thu, 02/17/2011 - 10:01amTwo more Crocussew which were in flower today:
Crocus abantensis and
Crocus sieberi ssp. sublimis 'Tricolor'
deesen (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 02/18/2011 - 11:38amJust a further thought about the Gallery. As I'm not a NARGS Member and therefore can't add images to it I would be perfectly happy (indeed I'd be deliriously happy!) if anyone thought one of my images was good enough to add to the Gallery and did just that.
Luc Gilgemyn (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 02/18/2011 - 11:57amI feel exactly the same David !
Some more Crocus :
1 and 2 : This was supposed to be Crocus corsicus, but according to highly respected specialists, it is not, because of the yellow throat. Could be a hybrid involving C. Imperati.
But I like it anyway... ;)
3 and 4 : The same Crocus sieberii sublimis 'Tricolor' as Wim showed.
WimB (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 02/18/2011 - 12:37pmHear, Hear...
Nice Group, Luc.
Michael J Campbell (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 02/18/2011 - 1:44pmCrocus reticulatus x angustifolius early gold
Mark McDonough
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 02/18/2011 - 7:47pmBeautiful croci everyone! Wish we had some here ;)
We just had two days of surprisingly warm snow-melting temperatures (50 F, 15 C) after a solid deep freeze, but there's still 2-1/2' (75 cm) of snow out there. Tomorrow, we're back into the deep freeze. The first crocus to bloom for me is invariably C. vitellinus, so once the impressive snow-pack melts away, I expect that species to bloom first, along with snowdrops.
Michael J Campbell (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Sat, 02/19/2011 - 1:59pmCrocus chrysanthus Zenith.
Crocus chrysanthus nr Edesson
Crocus Heuffelianus Dark eyes.
Paul T (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Sat, 02/19/2011 - 2:01pmDark Eyes in particular is excellent! Thanks Michael.
WimB (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 03/02/2011 - 5:42amSome Crocusses which are flowering here now:
Crocus vernus subsp. vernus var. heuffelianus 'Carpatian Wonder' (twice)
and Crocus vernus subsp. vernus var. heuffelianus 'Dark Eyes' (seen from another viewing point than Michael's.)
Paul T (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Wed, 03/02/2011 - 3:54pmWim,
'Dark Eyes' is just amazing!! What a colour. :o
Mark McDonough
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 7:03amLast year I showed an anomalous 10-petaled flower on Crocus biflorus ssp. isauricus. Evidently, this is a common occurrence, and was given the assurance that the flowers will be normal in subsequent years. I also saw photos in the forums of other crocus species with aberrant polypetalous flowers.
Here's my photo from spring 2010 showing the 10-petaled C. biflorus ssp. isauricus.
Here's the same plant taken today; to my surprise is remains polypetalus, but this year with 14 petals!
I wonder is this particular bulb will remain multi-petaled, there are a couple of "double-flowered" cultivars that exist.
deesen (not verified)
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 9:11amBeen feeding it steroids Mark? ;D
Mark McDonough
Re: Crocus 2011
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 10:07amNope, but I do whisper sweet nothings nothings to my plants. ;)
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