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A look back at the special plants and flower bulbs that have adorned our garden over the years.
Alle Brimeura Camassia Colchicum Corydalis Crocus, spring flowering Crocus, autumn flowering Cyclamen Eranthis Eremurus Erythronium Fritillaria Galanthus from England Galanthus Bulbs for indoors Geranium Extra voordeel, aanbiedingen Iris Summer Flowering Bulbs Muscari Narcissus Tulipa
Crocus candidus - Archived archive
Origin: Northwestern Turkey. A striking feature of Crocus candidus is that in the wild, only one leaf is formed per tuber. In culture this is different, when more leaves appear. The flowers are almost always white, some variation is reflected on the outside of the petals, which can be speckled or striped.
Crocus chrysanthus 'Apricot Wine' - Archived archive
A new small-flowered crocus. The inside of the flower is apricot with inconspicuous wine-red spots, the outside is apricot with an oval wine-red blush. The original form (intro: 1843) finds its origin in the Balkans, Greece and Turkey. The range consists of probably all species hybridised with C. biflorus. Excellent for naturalising, early flowering.
Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Marlin' - Archived archive
Soft blue C. chrysanthus. Lilac feathered on the outside.
Crocus chrysanthus 'Constellation' - Archived archive
Intro: 1971 by P.B. van Eeden. A rare variety of C. chrysanthus. The delicate flowers have an unusual bronze colour and are ornamented by a beige-brown veining.
Crocus chrysanthus 'Mariette' - Archived archive
Bright yellow crocus, reddish-brown striped on the outside of the petals. Beautiful orange stigmas. Rich, early flowering and great for naturalising. An old cultivar that is rarely offered.
Crocus chrysanthus 'Skyline' - Archived archive
Intro: 1972. A selection from seed of C. chrysanthus 'Blue Bird' x C. chrysanthus 'Jester'. The inner leaves are lobelia blue, changing to white. The outer petals are wisteria blue and violet feathered.
Crocus dalmaticus - Archived archive
C. dalmaticus was first written about in 1840. Its range is wide: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and northern Albania, extending along the Adriatic coast. The inner petals are bright lilac, the outer ones brownish yellow. Of course, even this wild form is somewhat variable, it propagates easily by seed. Preferably on a non-drying soil in summer.
Crocus heuffelianus 'Michaels Purple' - Archived archive
Striking crocus with strongly coloured, purple flowers with a dark spot on the tips of the petals. Collected by Janis Ruksans in eastern Carpathians, Lvov district, mountain pass Srednii Vereckii. Named posthumously by Antoine Hoog after his father who was delighted when he received the tubers in 1979.
Crocus heuffelianus 'Shockwave' - Archived archive
A beauty selected from seedlings by Susan Band. Silvery lilac with a dark lilac tip at the tips of the petals.
Crocus heuffellianus x ‘Polar King’ - Archived archive
White flowers with violet-purple markings. This beauty was found among seedlings from seed sourced from a Scandinavian Botanical Garden. The seed had been received as Crocus 'Variabilis', probably one of its parents is C. heuffellianus.
Crocus hittiticus - Archived archive
Found only in Mersin province, southern Turkey on forested mountain slopes. The rather unusual name refers to an ancient Indo-European people, the Hittites, who founded a kingdom in Anatolia around 1600 BC. The slender, pointed petals are white and usually purple-black veined on the outside.
Crocus korolkowii 'Lemon Queen' - Archived archive
Crocus korolkowii 'Milky Girl' - Archived archive
Crocus korolkowii x 'Eldorado' - Archived archive
Crocus korolkowii x ‘Snow Tiger’ - Archived archive
One of the earliest-flowering C. korolkowii. Originated from natural pollination by C. michelsonii by planting these crocuses side by side. Creamy white flowers with violet markings/adering on the outside. The throat is dark, the anthers are yellow.
Crocus paulinae - Archived archive
Originated from a natural cross of C. abatensis x C. ancyriensis and found in Turkey. The basic colour is yellow which gradually changes to bronze tones with maroon highlights. An unusual colour since the parents' colours are yellow and blue. The beauty is named after Pauline M. Dean, a botanical artist who illustrated many of the newer crocus discoveries.
Crocus paulinae 'Paula' - Archived archive
Perhaps one of the finest selections of the natural cross C. abatensis x C. ancyriensis, found in Turkey. Janis Ruksans selected this dark, bicoloured form and named it after his granddaughter “Paula”. The basic colour is brown which gradually changes to bronze-yellow, with the outside of the petals turning from purple-brown to dark purple. The beauty C. paulinae is named after Pauline M. Dean, a botanical artist who illustrated many of the newer crocus discoveries.
Crocus sieberi 'George' - Archived archive
Crocus tommasinianus 'Lavender Night' - Archived archive
Found in the stock C. tom. “Lavender Striped”. Medium-sized flowers, violet blue with a purple blush on the flower tube. Compact growth habit.
Crocus tommasinianus 'Lavender Striped' - Archived archive
A C. tommasinianus selected from seedlings by E. Dambrascus, with lavender-coloured, striped flowers. Compact growth habit.
Crocus tommasinianus 'Tundra' - Archived archive
A richly flowering C. tommasinianus with medium-sized flowers, white and decorated with fine light violet stripes. Found and propagated at the nursery of E. Dambrascus.
Crocus vernus 'White Vanguard' - Archived archive
Selected by E. Dambrascus from seedlings of C. vernus. Very early flowering, large white flowers, initially with a lilac-grey tint, later snow-white.
Crocus x leonidii 'Little Amber' - Archived archive
C. x leonidii was created by crossbreeding work by Leonid Bondarenko between C. reticulatus x C. angustifolius. Early-flowering, well weather-resistant crocuses. The flowers are sterile. 'Little Amber' is mustard yellow with narrow dark purple stripes.
