[pbs] Crocus vitellinus images
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Antennaria at aol.com
Sat Mar 22 13:41:49 EST 2003
The very first bulb to bloom in my garden this year is this winter-flowering
species from Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey; Crocus vitellinus. The particular
plants shown were purchased as bulbs from Paige Woodward's Pacific Rim
Nursery and planted out last fall. Just 2 days after 24" (60 cm) of hardened
snow and ice receded on the warm south side my house, this tiny species
popped into bloom. A series of 5 photos were taken today and posted to the
PBS wiki Crocus page.
The golden flowers have a pleasant sweet scent, and are brushed and speckled
with brown on the exterior base of the tepals. Looking down on the flowers,
they have a triangular countenance. The large glossy green leaves seen near
the crocus bunch is Sternbergia lutea, which amazingly keeps its beautiful
leaves even with an iceberg sitting on them all winter.
Go to the crocus page at:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/index.php/Crocus
The best of the 5 photos
http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/files/Crocus_vitellinus_closeup.jpg
Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
antennaria at aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5
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