CROCUS (Iridaceae).

Autumn flowering. Blue flowers open with golden anthers, inner tepals stay erect Sep-Nov, 12cm. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=7.0

Autumn flowering. White flowers open with golden anthers, inner tepals stay erect Sep-Nov, 12cm. (Plant thriving).

Purple flowers with dark exterior markings, Sep-Nov (mine Feb-Mar), seed collected Pelopponese. (Plant thriving). Photo

Creamy white flowers with yellow centres Oct-Nov, 12cm. From 400m. altitude, between Mt.Psili Korifi and Mt.Liva, in very stoney terra rossa. Easy. (Plant thriving). Photo

Early cream flowers with bronze and purple feathering Feb-Apr, 10cm. Easy. (Died - unknown reasons). Bobs Score=7.0

Scented early cream flowers dark feathered outside, gold inside Jan-Mar, 8cm. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=6.0

Bunches of scented cream flowers Feb-Mar, 10cm. (Died - unknown reasons). Bobs Score=6.0

Pale but prolific scented flowers Feb-Mar, 10cm. (Died - unknown reasons). Bobs Score=6.0

Full Pots. Pale violet-blue flowers 12cm, (Jan)Feb-Mar. Easy even dry shade. (All sold). Bobs Score=7.5

Fertile strain, like the 'Dutch Yellow'. Yellow flowers Feb-Apr, but smaller 10cm. Easy. (Died of too much lime in the soil). Photo

Easy and reliable Oct-Nov flowering crocus - very cheering and useful for interplanting. Lilac flowers, 15cm. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=8.0 Photo

Prolific deep purple flowers Feb-Apr, 10cm. Easy even in dry shade. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=8.0

Creamy-white flowers with an orange throat Oct-Nov, 12cm. (Plant thriving). Photo

Very early medium-sized scented purple flowers with fawn outsides and good feathering, Jan-Mar, 10cm. Shelter for the flowers. (Died - unknown reasons). Bobs Score=7.0

(Died - unknown reasons).

Slender lilac flowers autumn to spring flowering but shy for me - a lighter soil might help. 10cm. (). Bobs Score=3.0

Lavender flowers Nov-Feb, 12cm. Hardy but needs rain protection in Britain. (Plant thriving).

Autumn-flowering, 1 or 2 highly fragrant deep lilac flowers with brown feathering outside and orange anthers, 10cm. Grow in pot and dry off completely in summer. SW Italy and Malta. Hardy. (Died - unknown reasons).

A recently described white autumn-flowering saffron crocus. The flowers have astonishing black-purple bases and fiery red-orange anthers. Sep-Nov, 12cm. SW Turkey. A great rarity destined to become an important garden crocus. (Mislaid). Photo

A recently described, black-purple based white, autumn-flowering, SW Turkish saffron crocus with fiery red-orange anthers Sep-Nov, 12cm. A great rarity but destined to become an important garden crocus. (Plant thriving). Photo

Mauve flowers Oct-Nov, 12cm. Easy and reliable esp. in dry shade. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=7.0

Autumn flowering. Large (as large as Dutch crocus) creamy white goblets with yellow throat and bright orange anthers Oct-Nov, 15cm. Reliable flowerer. Full pots. (All sold). Bobs Score=8.0

Purple flowers Sep-Oct, 18cm. Leaves after the flowers, stoloniferous. Well-drained limy soil, will naturalise in thin grass as it has on roadsides near Hanley Swan, Worcestershire. ().

Lined lilac flowers Oct-Nov, 12cm, like a vigorous and very floriferous C.speciosus but slightly shorter and neater. This persists and expands year on year under a tree for me. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=8.0

A vigorous early clone with a good deep purple flowers Jan-Feb, 12cm. Will naturalise. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=8.5

Deep purple flowers with golden centres and sharp shapely petals Oct-Nov, 10cm. Synonym C.asturicus var.atropurpureus. (Just acquired).

Snow-white, gold-centred early flowers Jan-Feb, 8cm. (Just acquired).

Sturdy strong purple, white and yellow flowers Feb-Mar, 10cm. Not robust outside. (Waiting to be planted). Bobs Score=6.0 Photo

came with C. goulimyi and flowered a little later Dec-Jan, 12cm. Purple feathered purple flowers. (Just acquired). Photo

Deep violet veined flowers with orange anthers Sep-Nov, 15cm. Easy. (Alive, but not in the best of health). Bobs Score=6.5 Photo

Delicate yellow-throated violet-lined blue goblets Sep-Oct, easy. Seed collected 1350 metres altitude, SW of Kabali, Sinop, Turkey. ().

Burgundy-red flowers Jan-Mar (early), 12cm. (Plant thriving). Photo

Vigorous early form, white flowers Jan-Feb, 12cm. Will naturalise. (Just Planted).

A vigorous early clone with EXCEPTIONAL exquisite deep pink flowers better than C.t.'Ruby Giant' Jan-Feb, 12cm. Will naturalise. Rare. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=9.0 Photo

Seed from Jim Archibald. The parents have white flowers with heavy violet-purple edges and bleeding Jan-Mar (early), 12cm. (Plant thriving).

White flowers with heavy violet-purple edges and bleeding Jan-Mar (early), 12cm.

Early deep purple-grey flowers Feb-Mar, 15cm. Easy. Doesn't self-seed. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=8.5 Photo

Full Pots. Pretty autumn lilac flowers which open and stay open, golden anthers Oct-Nov, 12cm. (Plant thriving).

Long white flowers with pointed tepals Oct-Nov, 15cm. Easy - naturalises. (Waiting to be planted).

Large lavender-blue flowers shading darker to violet tips Mar-Apr, 12cm? (Plant thriving).

Hard boiled egg flowers Feb-Apr, 18cm. Easy. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=6.5

The common yellow crocus - remarkable for its genetic stability and freedom from disease since the 1500's. Very yellow flowers Feb-Apr, best planted in sheets with plants like Valeriana phu 'Aurea', 15cm. Easy and prolific. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=9.0 Photo