Dell asked about a semi-double Crocus... Such plants occur every now and then and may be fixed and repeat every time (or at least in the primary flower of the shoot) or it could be a one-off freak in a first flower. In C. tommasinianus there is one semi-double, 'Eric Smith', with a 4 x 4 arrangement, and the same occurs in some flowers of C. chrysanthus 'E.P. Bowles'. At one time there was a semi-double C. imperati, and Crispin van de Pas in his Hortus Floridus of 1615 illustrates a semi-double plants of (probably) C. biflorus and C. angustifolius. So semi-double Crocus are known, but are unusual and certainly worth selecting. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Garden Manager, Colesbourne Gardens Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dell Sherk" <dells@voicenet.com> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:41 PM Subject: [pbs] Semi-double crocus > Dear All, > > I discovered, in my garden, a seedling crocus blooming for the first time > which has ten perianth segments (petals) and is colored like C. > tommasinianus, but the petals are more rounded. It's not open today because > the weather is cloudy, so I can't give a more detailed description. Does > anyone know if this is a relatively common occurrence and whether this trait > could be transmitted to offspring via vegetative reproduction or intentional > cloning? > > > > Happy Easter, > > Dell > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >