17-03-2008, 01:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David E. Ross
On 3/16/2008 3:09 PM, wrote:
We have a new flower that I don't recall seeing before. I have two
photos of it, but, unfortunately neither is very good at showing the
inside of the flower itself, as it has not fully opened today as it
has yesterday when it was sunny, but I did not have a chance to take a
picture. Anyway, it's at http://www.flickr.com/photos/24728380@N07
Some additional info: It looks sort of like a tulip, but the leaves
are not tulip-like at all. The petals are entirely wihte, while the
inside is yellowish orange. It is growing on the east side of the
house, and so has almost no direct sunlight. We are located in
southern New Jersey and it came up just recently (early to mid March).
Does anyone have any idea what it might be?
Thanks,
Boris Zakharin
While I've never seen a white crocus before, the narrow dark green
leaves with the light stripe down the middle are definitely from a crocus.
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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/ |
We have lots of white Crocus here in the UK. They are mainly yellow, purple or white, but I also have some more interesting purple ones with white stripes and some yellow ones with brown stripes.
They are usually better planted directly in your lanw, because they are long gone before you really need to cut it and they look fantastic in the spring with the backdrop of green.
BTW: the picture is most definately a Crocus!
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