Crocus 2011

[Fermi]

Does Crocus banaticus always have such a difference in size between the sets of petals (3 big, 3 small?), or was that flower not completely open yet?

Another name for this crocus was "iridiflorus" which might 'give you a clue' - as someone I know always says!
cheers
fermi

[WimB]

Does Crocus banaticus always have such a difference in size between the sets of petals (3 big, 3 small?), or was that flower not completely open yet?

Another name for this crocus was "iridiflorus" which might 'give you a clue' - as someone I know always says!
cheers
fermi

Fermi,

I think I know who you mean   

As Fermi said, in Crocus banaticus you can see why the genus Crocus is placed in the family of the Iridaceae.

[Lori S.]

Yes, very interesting!

[Michael J Campbell]

Crocus  biflorus melantherus
Crocus cancellatus Lycius

[RickR]

What interesting petal backs on the Crocus  biflorus melantherus.
Makes me what to see what the tops look like!  (hint) 

[Michael J Campbell]

Will take more pics if the sun comes out, cloudy for the past four days.

[Michael J Campbell]

Finally got the flowers on Crocus bifloris melantherus to open,

[RickR]

And the purple perianth tubes are showy to boot!  The flower sure is taking its sweet time.  Do the three inner petals ever open "completely"?  I see that they are a bit shorter than the sepals, too.

[Michael J Campbell]

Not this year,no sun and too cold,it seems to need higher temperatures than the others to open. I can't remember what happened last year.

cheers.

[deesen]

............. I can't remember what happened last year.

cheers.

You should be so lucky Michael I struggle to remember yesterday at times

Here's a few of my Crocuses.

Crocus laevigatus. Grown from seed sown 18 Sept. 2008. Seed obtained from Crocus Group Distribution of seed collected from Evvia, Greece under reference CEH612 (John Lonsdale grows this one too) {3 pictures}

C. goulimyi. Also grown from seed from the 2006/7 SRGC Seed Ex ans sown 29 Aug. 2007 {2 pics}

C. ligusticus (formerly medius) a gift from a friend earlier in the year and something of a triumph for me as it's the first time in years that I've got hold of a medius that wasn't  virused . {3 pics}

 

[Hoy]

Very nice fall crocuses both of you have! The few I have are all gone - the last ones damaged by a hailstorm. I grow them all in the ground outside though, can't cope with more pots!

[Michael J Campbell]

Crocus Laevigatus
Crocus Laevigatus fontenayi x 2
Crocus speciosus albus

[McDonough]

Some beautiful fall crocus pics being posted here, what's not to love about these late blooming treasures.  I have 8 species in bloom in the garden right now, although with the amount of rain we've had this autumn the display has been somewhat spoiled and they aren't very photo-worthy at the moment.  I was working from home today and ran out and snapped a photo of Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus... a bit weather-beaten but not bad. The blooms are very large, richly colored and perfumed.

[RickR]

I especially like all the bicolor specimens, and the saffron crocus. 

A question for you, Mark: it is obviously doing very well.  In your cold climate, does the foliage just survive the winter as is, and continue through the spring?

[deesen]

........ and will it come back next year