Fritillaria 2014

[Lesley Cox]

Thank you Cyril. I'll have to wait at least 9 months I guess, to check on most of that. Certainly the leaves were in whorls and I thought they were of a lily until it flowered as all the other frits had finished, even F. camschatcensis which is usually the last here. I didn't look especially at the nectaries which was remiss of me. One of the two pots was labelled as Rosemary Cox being the seed source, the other without a source, just the year earlier date. I need to keep better records. I've now repotted both into a single pot and they are looking quite strong and plump so I hope both will flower in our spring. I've had F. hupehensis before and it was similar as I recall but about 30cms in height while both these reached only about 10 cms but that could be because they were so young and also because they were in less than ideal conditions.

[art600]

Updated photos of Fritillaria karelinii

I have tickled them so hope to get some seed.

[Mark Griffiths]

very nice.

My pink frit on it's way is F.pluriflora. Isn't alburyana also early?

Three unrelated pink frits all early flowerers, curious.

[Lesley Cox]

I don't have F. pluriflora, or not flowering size anyway but stenanthera is usually in August (February to you) and alburyana flowers in July (Jan). Such a joy is what is mid winter here, our coldest month but usually fine and sunny. The nasty stuff seems to come later most years.

For me, F. alburyana has been amazingly resilient. It has been eaten off at ground level, bashed to the trough surface and broken by winds, suffered from botrytis occasionally and died off before the flower opened, and generally led a difficult life yet every year it has come up again in full glory, the bulb remaining plump and firm.

[Yann]

Arthur : Nice specie, i'm surprised it's already flowering.
Does karelinii is pink with spotted petals? Few years ago i grew a bulb bough to Paul C. and it was pure pink.

[art600]

Yann

A friend has one that is bright pink 

[Alex]

Here are a few of mine in flower now:

F. striata
F. ariana - this plant is large but never offsets nor, sadly, sets seed
F. gibbosa flowering for the first time from Norman Stevens
F. chitralensis

Cheers,

Alex

[Mark Griffiths]

very nice Alex, I particularly like the striata.

[Steve Garvie]

Stunning Frits!!!
I'm also very taken by the striata!

[colin e]

Nice Alex I am some years away from flowering chitralensis hopefully. Here are some of what I have in flower now.
Colin
F. ariana
F. gibbosa a
F. gibbosa b
F. gibbosa c

[colin e]

And here is striata.
Colin

[Alex]

Beautiful Frits, Colin, I love the range of gibbosas and you are very fortunate to have several bulbs of striata - mine has been resolutely single for years.

Alex

[Maggi Young]

I am extremely envious of those of you with F. striata - what an stunner it is. Such delicate and interesting flower shape - just beautiful!

[ashley]

I love F. chitralensis too, but have yet to find a source of seed so would welcome any suggestions.

[Cyril L]

Me too I am very envious of growers who flower F. striata.  Any tips Alex and Colin? I have several pots grown from seeds (some 6-7 years old) but have yet to see a flower.  Patience is a virtue!  I have had more success with the closely related F. pluriflora which have flowered repeatedly although I am now reduced to growing seedlings from these plants.