Fritillaria 2014

[Gerry Webster]

My apologies for the mess above - I got fed-up with trying to get the web page to do as I wished.

[Maggi Young]

My apologies for the mess above - I got fed-up with trying to get the web page to do as I wished.

It looks fine to me Gerry  (  the forum has has a 200kb limit per item for some time now ) 

[Tony Willis]

Fritillaria sp nova from Arthur

[krisderaeymaeker]

Fritillaria sp nova from Arthur

  What a stunning Frit Tony ! Wel done to Arthur to offcourse .

[Chris Johnson]

Very attractive and so compact.

[art600]

Tony

So much better than mine this year.  A perfect specimen 

[Yann]

Damn this one is really special. lovely 

[Cyril L]

Fritillaria sp nova from Arthur

Very nice fritillaria Tony.

[Roma]

Not rare or difficult
Fritillaria pudica

[Cyril L]

Two weeks later, the Fritillaria chitralensis has gone taller but still only 6-7 inches.

Fritillaria crassifolia ssp. crassifolia from Palendoken, E Turkey.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Two weeks later, the Fritillaria chitralensis has gone taller but still only 6-7 inches.

Fritillaria crassifolia ssp. crassifolia from Palendoken, E Turkey.

Both different , but both great plants Cyril. I like the ones with the flowers on the ground !
Just like they grow somewhere in Turkey.

[art600]

Two Frits from Iran

1.  Fritillaria assyriaca?

2.  Fritillaria spec. nova

It has been suggested that this might be Fritillaria chlororhabdota - I hope so 

[colin e]

Hi Arthur I got this as F. chlororhabdota but have been told it is F. assytiaca sp. iranica, but like you I would like it to be  F. chlororhabdota. Would any one like to put their neck on the line?

Colin

[Cyril L]

Both different , but both great plants Cyril. I like the ones with the flowers on the ground !
Just like they grow somewhere in Turkey.

Interesting that the Frit. crassifolia always remains low even in dull winter weather.  I have it for 10 years (a kind gift from Norman Stevens) but it is the first time it has so many flowers.

[Cyril L]

This fritillaria flowering for the first time was grown from Jim Archibald seeds, JJA 0492808, Fritillaria chlorantha, Ex Iran Lorestan Ex G Bakhshi Khanishii 088 (if I can read my own handwriting on the label!), sown 29/09/07.

It's not the expected flower which is normally greeny yellow and flares at the mouth.  I wonder whether this is really F. chlorantha or if there has been a mix-up somewhere.  Is anybody growing plants from this collection?