Crocus 2013

[Toole]

From AGS seedex Jan 09 --Crocus longiflorus --pic taken today in between the showers .
There is also another pot, NARGS seedex ,(also Jan 09), in bud.  

I understand this species can be quite variable so it will be interesting to eventually compare them both.  

Cheers Dave.  

[McDonough]

It's a nice one Dave, I like the subtle violet lines. Most images of this species show pale violet flowers, so you're lucky to get a white form.  So many Crocus to try!  In general I have better luck with spring crocus than the autumn ones, here the autumn bloomers often get ruined by bad weather.

[Toole]

Thanks Mark

Interestingly the NARGS potful now in bloom are no different to the pics I've shown above.

Yes ..so many Crocus to try ---I was hoping that seedlings of C.asumaniae/mathewii ?? might have reached flowering size this season --unfortunately it appears they require another year.

Cheers Dave.

[McDonough]

..so many Crocus to try ---I was hoping that seedlings of C.asumaniae/mathewii ?? might have reached flowering size this season --unfortunately it appears they require another year.

Cheers Dave.

I had C. mathewii for a few years, it never increased, and always bloomed while I was away at work and I never saw the bloom open in daylight. I went so far as to go out at night with a flashlight, to see the blue center... sad when you think about it. It eventually died out.

Crocus asumaniae on the other hand is a beautiful and reliable autumn bloomer, with deliciously fragrant blooms.  I've had it in bloom for the past 6-7 years or so, but it doesn't increase.

Good luck on your plants of these two species.