There is not problem Crocus sativus producing blooms in areas were the conditions are right, in Kashmir valley it is grown on a plateau were it is always very dry even when it rains the surface dries off fairly. The field are covered in flowers as far as you can see. Vijay On Nov 7, 2014, at 12:26 PM, David Pilling wrote: > Hi, > > I don't have a predator problem. My small number of saffron corms are in pots in a secure greenhouse. > > My problem has been why commercially supplied large saffron corms don't flower in their first Autumn. > > I understand that the corm is replaced each year, so lack of success the second Autumn is my fault. > > You can see my photo (#4 of row #2) of the relationship of new and old crocus corms on this wiki page: > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > There is another wiki page with a photo (#1) comparing the leaves of various species: > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > For me saffron leaves were a lot longer than for other species. > > > -- > David Pilling, Blackpool, North West England. > http://www.davidpilling.com/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/