Fritillaria 2013

[udo]

nice Frits from all,
here two species in my garden:
F. karelinii
F. gibbosa in two forms

[krisderaeymaeker]

nice Frits from all,
here two species in my garden:
F. karelinii
F. gibbosa in two forms

Very nice Frits Dirk . I like the smal pink ones ...

[Tony Willis]

Fritillaria drenovskii from Greece,one I think is very elegant

[Gerry Webster]

One of my favourites Tony. It is very elegant.

[Arda Takan]

Truely elegant

[Gerry Webster]

Fritillaria tubiformis subsp. moggridgei

From Pitcairn Alpines.

[Gerry Webster]

Fritillaria meleagris

Today’s  Independent  has an article about the famous hay meadow at Cricklade in Wiltshire, home to the largest population of F. meleagris in the UK. It is reported that there were almost no flowers this Spring, a consequence of the fact that the meadow remained flooded in the summer of 2012 & the hay could not be cut. It is claimed that the thick mat of hay prevented the emergence of  plants this year.

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/nature_studies/why-half-a-million-fritillaries-didnt-make-it-this-year-8586203.html

[Janis Ruksans]

For few days I was extremely busy and couldn't update my news. We had nice visitors from AGS Dublin Group for three days. Weather was marvellous so we could pass all day in nursery and next day visiting some hystorical monuments. Spring finally started here in full speed and it took only 3 days and now all snow disappear. Many nice bulbs are blooming both in garden and even more in greenhouse. But there are some losses, too. Many crocuses are eaten by mice and some stocks even completely. Fortunately something still left in greenhouses. Here picture of Dublin group. In center are staying my wife Guna and I - both dressed in national dressing reconstructed by arheological researhes from graves of prechristian time here - around 10th century (Christian religie was brought with sword and flame to Latvian tribes only in XIII century and we still are celebrating pagan festivals and Gods, so we are not good Christians). Yesterday we were in Publishing House with new book of Guna - Garden Magic - it will be in Latvian.
In this entry you can see various forms of Fritillaria ariana/karelinii/gibbosa complex gathered in Turkmenistan, Kazahstan, Tadjikistan and Iran.
More pictures on my home page - Garden News.

[Janis Ruksans]

A pair of frits
Fritillaria eduardii 'Amberland' was selected by Augis Dambrauskas from Lithuania.
This year incredibly well blooms Fritillaria davidii - from one pot up to 6 flowers!

[Janis Ruksans]

Fritillaria reutheri

[Gerry Webster]

Fritillaria whittallii

Received as F. gussichae from Paul Christian

[Tony Willis]

Fritillaria liliacea from Alex

[fermi de Sousa]

Fritillaria liliacea from Alex

Is it sweetly scented, Tony?
cheers
fermi

[Tony Willis]

Is it sweetly scented, Tony?
cheers
fermi

Sorry nothing at all

[Gerry Webster]

Fritillaria involucrata

One of my favourite frits.

From Pitcairn Alpines