Crocus 2011

[Hoy]

I have never experienced birds damaging Crocus but like Wim I suspect rodents do (and squirrels). On the other hand the autumn weather usually is not to the liking of autumn crocuses. However, this autumn is an exception and in hope of better autumn weather in the years to come have I planted several species! My hope is that at least some will proliferate and make displays like Nold's.

One of the few of autumn-flowering species that grows well here is C. banaticus. Unfortunately slugs seem to like it >

[Nold]

I think it's the robin (Turdus migratorius) that shredded crocuses here, but only in "spring". (No crocuses in bloom here as late as the vernal equinox.)
The French Scare Cats posted in the various parts of the garden where crocuses abound seem to have frightened them off; haven't seen this happen since the cats were put in.
I saw a slug in the garden here this year.

Bob

[Hoy]

Just one slug? I killed several today . . . .

[Todd Boland]

Some autumn crocus growing in our alpine house at work.  Crocus banaticus, C. goulimyi, C. cancellatus and C. tournefortii

[WimB]

Todd, very nice plants....love them all but C. goulimyi and C. tournefortii are personal favorites.

[deesen]

Todd, very nice plants....love them all but C. goulimyi and C. tournefortii are personal favorites.

.......... but I would take the cancellatus.

Very nice indeed Todd and very well grown.

[Nold]

Just one slug? 

Just one slug. There was quite a bit of rain (for us) in May and June, and I saw a slug. Some snails, too, that apparently had come in from nursery plants. I stepped on two large ones by mistake; disgusting sensation.
It never rains here in the winter. (Never in the same sense that I never worry about elephants trampling the garden.)
I'm fairly jealous of Todd's crocus; I should try to get these next autumn. Despite the fact that it snows for nine months of the year here, there are occasionally periods when it isn't snowing, and I've had crocus in bloom on January 1st, which to me is more exciting than almost anything that summer has to offer.

Bob

[WimB]

Just one slug? 

Just one slug. There was quite a bit of rain (for us) in May and June, and I saw a slug. Some snails, too, that apparently had come in from nursery plants. I stepped on two large ones by mistake; disgusting sensation.
It never rains here in the winter. (Never in the same sense that I never worry about elephants trampling the garden.)

  I wish, we get slugs and snails over here from January until December  . After stepping on hundreds of them you get over the disgust 

And no rain in winter....interesting....here we get rain from January until December too...that comes with the slugs (or is it the other way round?) 

[deesen]

....... and me, in quantities >

[Hoy]

...and I take the banaticus!
Do we arrange a sluggy competition? Who collects the less slugs and snails in 10 minutes?

[Todd Boland]

I get PRECIPITATION from January to December...for 4 months at least it's in the form of snow...can't see the slugs then!  But they will be waiting for the first of the SPRING crocus for sure!