Crocus sp.

Octopi and radii, but unfortunately no Croci. There are over eighty species of Crocuses. Photographed species unknown, we march towards Spring nonetheless. The most impressive Crocus scene I have collected was at Dumbarton Oaks last year. I encourage any and all to seek it sooner than Summer. The combination I have spotted most often around Capitol Hill has been purple and yellow. Itten would call it complementary contrast and suggest 3 purples for every yellow, and me,

I suppose I would try to design a red one and fill half my yard.

One to one red to green just like the Bauhaus tells me. My perennial text is at the office otherwise I might threaten to name these devils. Any botanists out there? Crocus lovers, what say you; what flavor have we found? And so I go on wondering about the radio at night, if birds see in color and why they (the birds not the flowers) are so noisy at sunset. The Crocuses are smart and I wonder how consistent they are. How close are they to sprouting at the same time every year? Chasing seasons just like the birds… and me. Eleven days, each one longer than the last.