Did you know that around 250 varieties of crocus flowers, and one man in Latvia, Jānis Rukšāns, has the world's largest collection? We visited him this week to see how the collection has started the bloom! He currently has around 1700 bulbs, and they are blooming gradually, so in no two days, the visit would be the same!
Jānis is also an amazing storyteller - while showing the rarest specimens - the light blue crocus from Turkey, or the pink from Kyrgyzstan, which he calls "a mistake of nature," as this is a result of mutation, he also tells stories of how he has been part of numerous expeditions to get the rare bulbs all around the world! He recently published a book in the Latvian language about his experience! He says some of his favorite expeditions have been to Turkey and Iran, that have an amazing diversity of crocus flower and fantastic landscapes. He says he has recently received his vaccine and is very much looking forward to resuming the travels!
Visited by: Alina & Jekabs Andrusaitis
Photos by: Jekabs Andrusaitis
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#22 Jānis Showing The Rare Pink Specimen To The Visitors
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#26 There Are Several Rows Of Beautiful Flowers, And No Two Days Will Be The Same - The Empty Patches Are Places Where Crocus Will Start Blooming Soon
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