Fall Crocus
Jane McGary (Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:21:11 PDT)
Russell wrote,
Maybe Crocus goulimyi is one of those plants that doesn't like mild
damp winters. Here in zone 6a it winters outside (and flowers
reliably) in Anderson flats in a peat-rich soil mix. I'm sure it
would be even happier in a grittier mix.
On the contrary, Crocus goulimyi is native to the Peloponnese, where
winters are mild and damp. It usually is seen in very rocky, poor,
limestone soils. Possibly Russell's plants have snow cover during
cold periods, or the flats protect them from burrowing rodents. It
does well in the bulbs frames for me, but voles may have destroyed it
in the garden.
Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon