Saturday, March 21, 2009
Kiss Of Spring
This is Crocus korolkowii 'Kiss Of Spring'; a selection of an early-flowering buttercup yellow crocus with deep maroon feathering on the outside. It is native to the dry mountains of Central Asia in the "stan" countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; "stan" means "the country or place where one dwells". Thus Afghanistan is "the place where the Afghans dwell". Crocus korolkowii, coming from dryish, very well-draining alpine conditions, is prone to rot, so I have it planted on the upper side of a small ravine with early spring exposure to the sun. It seems content, and favors our garden with little cups of sunshine in earliest spring.
// posted by IBOY @ 6:12 PM 
Comments:
<< Home
Crocuses are the first to bloom in my garden, so I try to plant as many as I can, and a variety if I can.
This is a nice one. I like these colors.
This is a nice one. I like these colors.
Sylvana... I just wish the flowers would hold up a little better in rain; they can pretty quickly look like blobs of colored wet tissue paper.
don
don
Don,
We have a crocus ("Dorothy") very similar to this one blooming right now and it's a real beauty! I didn't realize that these came from the "Stans" though, that's cool to learn!
We have a crocus ("Dorothy") very similar to this one blooming right now and it's a real beauty! I didn't realize that these came from the "Stans" though, that's cool to learn!
IVG... there are a bunch of different crocuses that look about like this; I looked up Dorothy and while it's C. chrysanthus, it does look very similar. Nice, too.
Don
Post a Comment
Don
<< Home
