Crocus and Gymnospermium images
Antennaria@aol.com (Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:58:22 PDT)

Crocus:
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After a week and a half of miserable weather... hail, ice, and snow (5" or
12.5 cm) followed by pouring rain, at long last decent weather has returned.
The icy layer of hail and snow took it's toll on crocus that were already in
flower or in bud, but also reveal those that are more weatherproof than
others.

The flowers on Crocus sieberi ssp. sublimis 'Tricolor' were decimated by the
return of winter, as was C. gargaricus ssp. herbertii, several C. sieberi
forms, and other species. But the advantage of planting lots of various
crocus species and hybrids is their amazing persistance and span of flowering
times.

I posted 11 photos of named Crocus chrysanthus selections, fabulous and
floriferous weather-proof plants. With but one day of sunshine, they open
their goblets to greet the sun. I had never grown C. chrysanthus 'Advance'
before, and seeing them for the first time this weekend I gained a new
favorite. The flowers are blushed lilac on the exterior, revealing a soft
moonlight yellow interior... simply gorgeous! Take a look at the PBS wiki
page on Crocus to check out the following C. chrysanthus selections:
'Advance', 'Blue Pearl', 'Goldilocks', 'Prins Claus':

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

Gymnospermium:
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Following-up on an earlier discussion on the odd Berberidaceous genus of
Gymnospermium, I posted three photos of G. altaicum in flower taken over the
last two weeks. Here too, the flowers appear unscathed by the recent return
to horrible winter weather, and gently open the little yellow flowers once
warmth and sunshine return.

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5
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