Crocus in Oz
Crocus kotschyanus var leucopharnyx. The much rarer white throated variant of the above listed type. Not rediscovered in the wild, often passed around as the much rarer C. karduchorum which it is most definitely not!
Crocus laevigatus. Variable autumn to winter flowers in white to lilac, feathered and stippled darkly on their outside petals. Lovely and easy growing for a warm summer-dry pocket in the rock garden. Crocus longiflorus. One of the very best autumn flowerers for the garden. Wonderfully scented lilac-purple blooms with darker veining. Brilliant orange-red lolling style.
Crocus malyi. Very rare in cultivation and a real beauty. Big pure white flowers with yellow throats in late spring. Original bulbs kindly given to us by The bulb collector in Australia, Mr Otto Fauser. Crocus medius. A delightful species for naturalizing. It displays its slightly tubby lavender purple flowers close to the ground in late autumn. Their rich dark colour intensified by a vivid orange stigma. Crocus niveus. One of the very best autumnal crocus from the Peleponnese. Most of these will be glistening white with a showy orange stigma. Huge goblets.
Crocus niveus lilac form. This is the best lilac form arising from a collection made in the Mani Peninsula in Greece many years ago by Brian Mathew (BM 8066A). Very vigorous and free flowering. Many of the flowers being semi double in some years. Very Choice.
Crocus. nudiflorus. Large bright purple/violet flowers before leaves in autumn. Easy garden plant spreading by stolons.
Crocus ochroleucus large form. A wonderful strain from Tel Aviv Botanic Gardens.Large white flowers with a yellow throat, much better than the small flowered clone offered previously.
Crocus ochroleucus "Valerie Finnis". The pure white form of the above. Larger flowers without the yellow throat. Brian Mathew mentions it in his splendid monograph, The Crocus.
Crocus oreocreticus. Rare species only known from the mountains of Crete. Own seed from The Cave of Zeus. Mid-lilac to purple autumn flowers with dark veiny and silvery to buff exteriors. Huge flopping, scarlet styles.
Crocus pallasii ssp pallasii. From the lovely isle of Samos it's large autumn flowers are of the palest lilac with feathery scarlet style. Likes it hot.
Crocus paschei. The rarest listing on this entire catalogue! Only 'discovered' in 1994 in the Taurus Mts of southern Turkey, the type and only location for
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