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Crocus

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Alisdair

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Crocus
« on: September 27, 2011, 07:06:38 PM »
For John Fielding's photo of autumn-flowering Crocus cambessedesii click here.
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Alisdair Aird
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Re: Crocus
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2011, 10:24:01 PM »
One of my favourite autumn flowerings bulbs is Crocus pulchellus, a small crocus which I have often seen in the Holomondas,  a  small mountain range in Central Halkidiki not far from our place. It is a  native of this part of the Balkans, it is pale lilac with darker veins and it has three snow-white and three orange anthers, the latter are split in threads and are quite impressive.
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Re: Crocus
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2011, 10:52:03 PM »
Crocus speciosus oxonian
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2011, 10:53:06 PM »
Crocus pulchellus albus
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2011, 10:54:16 PM »
Crocus pulchellus
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Re: Crocus
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2011, 10:55:33 PM »
Crocus goulimyi
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Re: Crocus
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2011, 08:20:49 AM »
Lovely pictures, Mike, and all excellent for mediterranean-climate gardens - thanks!
For people who don't know it, a striking thing about C. goulimyi is its shape, like an unusually long-stemmed wine goblet:
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Hilary

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Re: Crocus
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2011, 04:27:16 PM »
Seen on Taygetus near Arna at the end of October 2010
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Re: Crocus
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2011, 06:37:35 PM »
Crocus boryi, Hilary.
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Hilary

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Re: Crocus
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2011, 07:23:26 PM »
I had thought it might be Crocus laevigatus.
The book I have says that Crocus boryi is on Crete
We saw this in the south  Peloponnese
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Re: Crocus
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2011, 07:32:41 PM »
I found some Crocus sativus bulbs in Thessalloniki the other day and just had to buy some. I am looking forward to seeing how they'll be doing here, maybe I will be able to show some photos on this forum next year ?
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Re: Crocus
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2011, 07:58:05 AM »
Hilary, Crocus boryi is very widespread in the Peloponnese, certainly the commonest crocus at low to medium altitudes in our part.
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Alisdair Aird
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Re: Crocus
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2011, 09:13:41 AM »
Thanks, I will write a little note in the book I have
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Re: Crocus
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2011, 11:23:34 AM »
C. boryi is relatively rare on Crete and mostly restricted to the far eastern end at low altitudes. It doesn't occur in the west of the island. Or should I say it has never been found there!
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Re: Crocus
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2011, 01:41:53 PM »
I have never seen it around here.
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