[pbs] Crocus banaticus cultivars -
John Grimshaw
j.grimshaw at virgin.net
Sun Oct 22 03:45:14 EDT 2006
Jim Waddick asked:
>What can you say about C. banaticus cvs? Anything there of these color
>forms?
White forms of C. banaticus are not uncommonly grown by croconuts in the UK,
usually under the name 'Albus' although there are probably several different
origins. A superb selected white clone is 'Snowdrift', which has bigger
flowers than usual and a particularly large, plumy style. It also seems to
be vigorous and to multiply well. It is a clone and should be sought out. It
is sometimes available from Mike Smith of Hythe Alpines, and is illustrated
on his website http://www.hythe-alpines.co.uk/Bulbs.htm and there is also a
pic at http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2005/021105/log.html It is
regarded as a good show plant, but should be fine in the open ground.
I know of no named purple clones in circulation at the present time, but
batches of seedlings will give flowers in variable shades some darker and
more reddish than average. These are certainly worth multiplying and raising
further progeny from, because a richly red-purple C. banaticus would be
lovely.
John Grimshaw
Dr John M. Grimshaw
Sycamore Cottage
Colesbourne
Nr Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL53 9NP
Tel. 01242 870567
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