Crocus vernus 'King of the Striped'

More clumps of crocus doing well. Little bee was resting in one of them 🐝 💤

Beautiful 😍

Beautiful display, I definitely need more of these!

Beauty sun a windbreak too💜

Stunning display Rich 💜💜💜💜

Thank you 😊 I can’t remember how many years they’ve been here now, I mean it’s not many but it must be at least 4-5 years now. I think they were originally in a pot and I moved them one year to a bed. Lovely to see them thriving now 💜 @vegandmore @lilybee @Auricula @pelly

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And another one, Crocus ‘Pickwick’ - orange bum bee 😊 #bee #bumblebee

My mistake - it should be ‘King of the Striped’ as three of the inner side of the petals have a more solid purple colour. Pickwick is virtually the same but all the inner side of the petals are more formally striped 🤓 #crocus #crocusvernuskingofthestriped

Fabbo!

Bum on fire 🔥🚒🐝

Purple cascade...💜💜💜💜

Dipped it’s bottom in the pollen

The garden is alive with the sound of buzzing today 😀🐝🐝🐝🐝 #bee #crocus #macro

Great timing for this photo

Wonderful photo Richard. Beautiful crocus and I think the more flowers grown the more bees. We need bees.......🐝

Bloomin brilliant Rich 👍👍👍🙌 #bees

Very professional photo!! 👍👍

Fab photo Rich 👏🙌🏻

Amazing photo!!

Excellent shit Richard. Look at the pollen on his little legs and back. They're just fabulous, eh? Well done capturing that 👍🏻🐝

Oh. My. God. I meant shot. Definitely meant shot. Shoot me now please!

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Great shot rich 😍

Great picture

I think out of all the #crocus pots I made for this year, this was my favourite - 'Pickwick'

Looks wonderful 👍

Certainly does Richard😍

I can see why Richard👍🏻

Cheers @justin - it is the last full crocus pot at its best, most of the others are fading now.

Blooming marvellous I'd say @thomasrat3

Thanks Jan, morning 😊 @janric

They certainly are Deborah - it's nice to see the sun make them open ☀️ @latebloomer

My pleasure Lin 👍🏼 @linfoster

Beautiful

Thanks @kathy 😊

Little super stars 💫💫💫

Morning! 👋🏼..

Beautiful 🌸🌸🌸

Lovely little #crocus Rich 👍

Gorgeous colours

I like this one 👍👍

#purple

Oooh Mr Pickwick looking good 👍

Love it 😍

Love it @richard.spicer.7906 😃

Beautiful photo

These #crocus pots are really coming on nicely now. This one is almost ready to burst! 😀

Can't wait to see them 👏👏

Another pot of crocus popping up. This one is called 'Pickwick', which is a Dutch crocus. Has striped white and violet flowers. 🤓. Planted 27th September.

#newgrowth

@richard.spicer.7906 great picture! Tell me, is that horticultural grit? I keep reading about it but I can't find it in Canada under that name. Garden centres keep referring me to perlite. It really looks like little rocks to me...? Perlite, not so much...

It sure is @MelanieAt , strange that it's difficult to find in Canada. Perlite, vermiculite and grit are commonly used here in uk - each with there own benefits. I've just used it mostly for cosmetic reasons though to decorate the tops of my pots, although I tend to use it in the soil too if I need more drainage - saves me buying bags of the other stuff which is more expensive. Perhaps it might be commonly called Alpine grit or cactus grit? 🤔