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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) Oct 22, 2005

This is my newest addition...planted back in early September and first blooming Oct. 22. This would be a wonderful bulb addition to any rockery. It is Crocus pulchellus 'Zephyr'

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) Oct 22, 2005

The center of the flower is exquisite...no other crocus I know has these distinctive yellow-orange markings.

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Tammy somewhere, PA Oct 23, 2005

ooo... I'll have to look for this one.

Its really dark & rainy here today. I was hoping to get out to take
a few last pictures but too wet. Looks like you've got a nice
sunny day up there in St. John's!

Tam

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) Oct 23, 2005

Sunny yesterday but grey and drizzly today...the crocus is closed up tight today.

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Zuzu Sebastopol, CA(Zone 9a) Oct 24, 2005

Todd, these pictures, especially the second one, are just fabulous. What a beatiful crocus. My autumn crocuses came and went so quickly that I didn't get to them in time with the camera.

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Oct 30, 2005

My autumn crocus have been a joy - I have just ordered some more! Thsi is crocus goulimyi

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Oct 30, 2005

This is speciosus Oxonian

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Oct 30, 2005

Crocus speciosus Lithuanian Autumn

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Galanthophile North East England, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Oct 30, 2005

And crocus banaticus

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Tammy somewhere, PA Oct 30, 2005

Gorgeous! The speciosus Oxonian is glorious and the little frillies
on the banaticus just so cute!
Tam

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) Oct 30, 2005

I can't grow goulimyi outdoor here but I do grow it in a pot I overwinter inside. It is just sprouting now. Banaticus is also not hardy here. Speciosus is just showing colour. By the way, I mid-ID'ed my other crocus...it is not Zephyr, its Crocus cancellatus.

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) Oct 30, 2005

I can't grow goulimyi outdoor here but I do grow it in a pot I overwinter inside. It is just sprouting now. Banaticus is also not hardy here. Speciosus is just showing colour. By the way, I mid-ID'ed my other crocus...it is not Zephyr, its Crocus cancellatus.

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tabasco Cincinnati (Anderson, OH(Zone 6a) Nov 04, 2005


galanthophile--your purpley autumn crocus are lovely--

and todd--are your beautiful crocus from a rare bulb supplier or perhaps nargs?

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Zuzu Sebastopol, CA(Zone 9a) Nov 04, 2005

Beautiful pictures, Galanthophile, especially the Oxonian.

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jamie68 Vancouver, WA(Zone 8b) Nov 12, 2005

Todd and Galanthophile ~~ These are sooo beautiful! I looked at each of those pics several times....and am definitely going to add more of these beauties to my rock garden, and troughs! So very pretty, and at a time when so little is blooming here!

Thanks for sharing these pics!

Jamie

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