Crocus speciosus

Jane McGary via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:47:26 PST
I live in a "cool Mediterranean" climate with warm, dry summers and 
winters with frequent but mostly mild frost. Crocus speciosus does well 
here in the open garden. When I saw it in nature, I noticed that it 
seemed to prefer spots that had a bit more moisture, such as the banks 
of seasonal streams. I find it grows well in rich soil in parts of the 
garden that are irrigated weekly in summer. These spots are mostly 
shaded in summer, which would keep the soil cooler. I regard it as an 
"upland meadow" plant, and it does well in the same situation as 
Gentiana acaulis and other gentians.

Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA

On 11/3/2020 12:05 AM, Johannes-Ulrich Urban via pbs wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> The picture of Crocus speciosus I posted yesterday is from bulbs I planted about 4 weeks ago, I bought them from Fluwel, a Dutch bulb company.
> So I cannot tell how they will behave in my Mediterranean climate. I hope that my conditions are to their liking for a comeback next autumn and that they will not be eaten by mice in the meantime. I am not a Crocus specialist but there may be some out there who can tell?
>
>
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