Crocus k. kotschyanus var. leucopharynx and C. karduchorum; was: RE: Crocus kotschyanunus ssp. kotschyanus 'Reliance'
John Lonsdale (Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:10:23 PDT)

Jim,

Crocus k. kotschyanus var. leucopharynx is not an isolated
clone but seems to pop up from time to time in various
seed raisings. The one you identified correctly in my web
site image is just a seedling that appeared amongst a
batch of other wildlings of more normal form. That's not
to say one form wasn't originally selected and bulked up
and sold as such, or as C. karduchorum. There is no
excuse for the latter but I know nurserymen listing it as
that right now. They only recently changed from listing
Cyclamen hederifiloium as C. neapolitanum!

John