Fritillaria 2014

[Maggi Young]

That's a well-flowered form , Jane.

[udo]

Dirk,
your fabulous F. gibbosa has blinded everyone to that upward facing F. latifolia!
Do they turn downwards when the flower stem elongates?
Difficult for them to be called "upside down tulips" when they're pointing up
cheers
fermi

Fermi,
if the plants become a little higher, then the blossom hangs down to point then as a seedpod again still on top.

[Jane]

Thanks Maggi 

[mark smyth]

I had some Iris bought as Sheila Ann Germaney that came up as Katherine Hodgkin and some Narcissus jonquilla henriquesii that turned out to be N. fernandesii. I think misidentified plants is not uncommon when buying from the larger commercial suppliers, but smaller suppliers are not immune, especially when they are supplying bulbs they've not grow themselves. You should contact the seller and give them an opportunity to correct their mistake. Unfortunately, in my case the Iris seller hasn't even acknowledged my email, let alone offered to do anything about it 

Many of my Crocus flowering this year were not as ordered

[mark smyth]

I have 14 Frit imperialis bulbs but only 8 are flowering. One has broken down in to 4 bulbs

[fixpix]

Just.... imperialis. I need to get some red ones.

[Knud Poulsen]

Strange floriferous form of F. imperialis growing in my garden

[Maggi Young]

My goodness - that looks like two or even three stems in fasciation.  Some of the other plants look to have extra flowers too.

[Tony Willis]

Wonderful imperialis great to see.

Three somewhat smaller ones

Fritillaria whittallii
Fritillaria liliacea
Fritillaria drenovskyi

[ChrisB]

I got this as a seedling from a friend a few years ago and it has flowered this year.  But I can't find the label.  I have looked through Kevin Platts book but it hasn't given me an answer.  Can anyone id it for me please?

[Maggi Young]

 F. affinis tristulis ( some use F. lanceolata tristulis ) Christine - a great plant with the most sinsister appearance. 

Best we've done with it would be around nine flowers on each stem - we had a Forrest Medal once with a rather nice pot of it.

[ChrisB]

Thanks Maggi I'll put a label in right away!  Got it from Sue as she can't grow them in her clay.  It certainly does look sinister...

[Mark Griffiths]

It took 9 years to flower from seed but here is F. purdyi

[art600]

Well worth the wait

[Roma]

Spot the frit
Fritillaria pallidiflora