Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (14/02/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). Not Spring Crocus as that has purplish petal tubes below the flower base, not white/pale as here.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). With a flash. Spring Crocus always has the throat never paler than the petals, whearas here they are paler, hance Early Crocus.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (14/02/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). Taken with a flash just for interest. They exhibit "Thermonasty" - shared by Tulips - as in the petals close and open according to the environmental temperature.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (14/02/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). This is what they are like when fully open towards the end of their flowering season.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (14/02/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). There is an absolute mass of them in this location.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (14/02/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall).
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (15/03/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). Spring Crocus (C. neopolitanus) instead has the stigma longer than the anthers.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall).
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). Incredibly sparkly petals under certain flash exposures.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). So sparkly! The little orange blobs, particularly visible towards the bottom of the image, are pollen.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). Pollen-covered sstigma in the middle surrounded by three anthers.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). The stigma is finely divided and the anthers pollen on their outer edges.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). Frondy stigma with blobs of pollen.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (14/02/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall). The leaves are narrower than Spring Crocus.
Early Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) (15/03/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near entrance to New Hall).
