Crocus vernus 'Vanguard'

Evening 👋🏼 had a busy couple of days planting at work and I pulled a muscle in my neck 🙄 nothing serious, but a bit sore when I bend my neck down slightly. Hoping it fixes itself in a couple of days. It’s a bit better today, so 🤞🏼. These are my fav crocus I think, lovely colour and a large flower 💜🤍

Take it easy hun .. I feel your pain , have arthritis in mine 😭

Lovely colour Richard💜. Hope the neck improves, mine’s never been the same after a spin on the waltzers the year I turned 40, had to wear a neck brace it elicited the response from my husband: “Well, what did you expect at your age…” still not grown up😂

They are stunning!! I love that color!!!💜💜💜

Very pretty!! I hope you get well soon 💜💜

What a gorgeous sight 💜💜💜

@richard.spicer.7906 ..... Morning Richard .... Spectacular photo .... Love the colour .... Ask that special person for a neck massage ..... I'm sure that would help !!! .....

So many beauties. Love the colour. Hope your neck feels better soon. 💜

Oh no! Easily done when we’re trying to get more active after the winter months! Hope that clears up soon! Loving the Crocus!! 💜

Aw thanks Julie 😘 I hope it doesn’t effect you too much. It’s not exactly a nice place to have that kind of pain although I imagine it’s not nice in any of your joints. Mine is almost clear now, deep heat has helped a lot. Fingers crossed it will be back to normal by end of weekend 🤞🏼 @juliesgarden

😂, we never grow up I think! The neck is almost better, just slight sensation every now and again. The waltzers can be quite a rough ride, I always felt sick after coming off one 😂 sounds like you had a bad one if you had to wear a neck brace😬 @Auricula

Thanks Cherie! It’s got a very pale outer petals and then when they open they show these beautiful inner petals 🤩 @cheriej

Vanguard - it looks great before it opens with its silvery lilac outer tepals, and just as amazing when they show their insides 💜🤍 #crocus #crocusvernusvanguard

They're beautiful 💜

What a treat! 😍

Fabulous.

Great photo of a pretty flower. 😍😍

04/03/19 - Crocus Update - ‘Vanguard’, emerges with very pale outer tepals, and then opens up to reveal the inner lavender petals, with bright luminous orange stigmas and lighter orange anthers. Quite a large flower compared to a number of other cultivars 👌🏼 #crocus #crocusvernusvanguard #crocus-vernus #crocusvernus

Vanguard is so official sounding. Very Handsome💜😘 @richard.spicer.7906

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Sounds like a proper, gentleman's name! 🎩

Beautiful.

It is a bit Alysha 😂 - always reminds me of that big US corporate finance firm too (although I don’t think these will make you any money 😂😂) @alysha

Thanks @telswirld 😁

@KariSamuel 😄👌🏼

Thanks John 😊 one of my favs, although sometimes hard to find as often mislabelled in the GC @johninbrighton

@richard.spicer.7906 lol. Too English my friend! Hahaha 🤣😂🤙🏻

I sure do love these tho 💙 @richard.spicer.7906 whatever the name is.

No idea what happened to the leaves of this lone crocus bloom, Crocus 'Vanguard' - probably some damage below ground, but the other bulbs are emerging fine. No idea what the orange bits are either, but I know they are getting taller. Possibly stigmas from another flower which has been partially eaten? Who knows 🤷🏼‍♂️ alas this bulb will most certainly suffer later without any leaves #crocus #crocusvernusvanguard #crocus-vernus #crocusvernus

Looks lovely anyway 💜 I think I might have these, need to check ☺

No, I have 'Ruby Giant' 💜

This is much earlier than last year, I had Vanguard as a late flowering one but then many of mine are growing at different rates in the polytunnel at the moment @anges

I like this variety the way the outer petals are this sort of powdery violet 💜💜💜 I wonder if this is the same variety as the ones I saw at the university. Does it have small flowers like crocus chrysanthus or slightly larger like Joan of Arc?

@ublaszko I just tagged you in some previous pics for comparison 😊

The flower coming before the leaves? Haha

Crazy eh? 😂 although I reckon the leaves won’t come through now, it’s quite unusual for these types of Crocus, although you can get autumn flowering Crocus that always do that. @rzgonsalves

Crocus vernus ‘Vanguard’ 💜💟 #crocus #crocusvernusvanguard #crocus-vernus

Beautiful Richard 💜

Simply beautiful

Lovely 💜

Beautiful 💕

They are somewhere between small and large 😂 - here is the full effect, as shown in last years display. A number of shops miss sell these ( I bought them from three well known places and got something completely different! ) - the pic in the encyclopaedia is also wrong as it shows instead one of the striped cultivars and not Vanguard @ublaszko

Now it all makes sense. 😄 So this one and the one I found at the university is 'Vanguard'. The striped one looks like 'Pickwick'. I remember the striped one is quite big but I actually prefer smaller varieties so 'Vanguard' would still count 😆😆

There are two very similar striped ones - Pickwick and King of Striped. The difference is dependent on whether all petals are striped, or if some are solid on the inside I think @ublaszko

Good to know! 😊

I had to get some new bulbs of this one two years ago, as the mice had eaten the old ones, but the replacements turned out to be a different variety. So another attempt this year and so far so good. Hoping this weeks scheduled rain doesn’t cause a washout! #crocus #crocus-vernus #crocusvernusvanguard

Delicate beauty!

This was taken a few days ago now, but they all looked stunning when they were open 😊 #crocus #crocus-vernus #crocusvernusvanguard

Lovely! 💜

#crocus #purple #white

They are really stunning Richard 👌👌

Beautiful lovely coloiurs

Oh Richard, that would be my favourite crocus😍

Best yet Rich 😍😍

Ta Pearl 🤓 I had another photo of the inside, as the have really deep orange stamens (I think that's what you call them) but it came out a bit blurry. By the time I realised they had all got flattened by the rain 😩 @fuschia

Thanks muchly @brightcolours 🤓

Definitely one of mine too, quite large flowers too for such a small plant @thomasrat3

Aw, thanks ladies 😊 @kathy @juliesgarden @linfoster

It certainly is Deborah - really pleased with this one 😊 @latebloomer

Morning all, a bit of Friday #frost today on these #crocus ❄️ #crocus-vernus #crocusvernusvanguard

Beautiful pic as always Rich and happy Friday 🙌

Happy fri Richard love your crocus they look to be a larger variety to what has recently been on Gtags or is just how pic looks

Thanks Justin ☺️, and here's to the wkd 🙌🏼 @justin

Hell yeah I'll drink to that! 🙌 @richard.spicer.7906

Super pic 👍🤓

Beauties with sugar icing

Ha ha @kathy that's exactly what I thought. Sugared crocus 😂

Thanks Jan, yes they are very large - bigger than I was expecting, think the pot may already be overcrowed and that's before they've even opened 😳@janric

Awe, thanks @debs69 🤓

Haha, they do look a bit like ice Popsicles 😂, I'm surprised the birds haven't been pecking at them! @kathy @fuschia @linfoster

One of my crocus pots is almost ready to flower as well 😁 #crocus #crocus-vernus #crocusvernusvanguard

#crocus

Looking good

Last one tonight. My first batch of Crocus are now poking through the gravel in their pot. Looking forward to seeing them come to life 🤓 #crocus #crocus-vernus #crocusvernusvanguard

Planted 27th September

Great to see the spring bulbs emerging 😊

Hope they aren't too early

cute

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Yes, I was thinking the same Lin. I'm hoping as it gets colder the rate of growth will slow right down and they hold out till flowering till the right time 🤔 @linfoster

#newgrowth