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Ennery Val d'Oise 03-18
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I spent a lot of time in a local park on Sunday looking for crocus. There were many but the vast majority were still tiny and not very photogenic yet. These were about the only ones which were really beginning to look like crocus.
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Crocus is a genus of seasonal flowering plants in the family Iridaceae (iris family) comprising about 100 species of perennials growing from corms. They are low growing plants, whose flower stems remain underground, that bear relatively large white, yellow, orange or purple flowers and then become dormant after flowering. Many are cultivated for their flowers, appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. The flowers close at night and in overcast weather conditions.
The crocus has been known throughout recorded history, mainly as the source of saffron. Saffron is obtained from the dried stigma of Crocus sativus, an autumn-blooming species. It is valued as a spice and dyestuff, and is one of the most expensive spices in the world.
From yesterday's wander around Hyde Hall Gardens. Hope everyone is having a good week.
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A close up of one of the crocuses I planted in our communal garden when I first moved here nine years ago
Each year I post a photo of the first Prairie Crocus
(Anemone patens ) that I see. Back in 2016, I saw the first one on March 19. In 2018, it was as late as April 24. This year, April 13 and perhaps the last of the snow is disappearing.
When I'm not waiting for spring, you can find me on Twitter
Elfen-Krokus oder Dalmatiner Krokus
Tommasini's crocus, early crocus, or woodland crocus
"Crocus tommasinianus [...] was named after the botanist Muzio G. Spirito de Tommasini (1794-1879). It is native to Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocus_tommasinianus
In the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna, which is located right next to the Belvedere Garden
Crocuses, it turns out, are in the iris family. I don't have an album for crocuses, so will put this photo in my iris album.
Thank you for looking. Isn't God a great artist?
Crocus vernus (Iridaceae) 069 23
Crocus vernus (spring crocus, giant crocus) is a species in Family Iridaceae, native to the Alps, the Pyrenees, and the Balkans.