Fritillaria 2014

[Philip Walker]

Fritillaria minuta

[Lesley Cox]

That's lovely Philip. The only time mine flowered there was so much foliage from non-flowering bulbs, the flower was invisible without manual help.

[Philip Walker]

Thank you Lesley.This doesn't seem to have increased since last year,so not that problem yet.My F.pudica seems to increase rapidly in the compost while decreasing in flower numbers.

[Lesley Cox]

Mine too Philip. More leaves each year, fewer flowers.

[Melvyn Jope]

Fritillaria argolica from Poros Greece

[art600]

Happy memories

[art600]

Some Fritillaria crassifolia

First photo shows Frits bought from Augis - shows Fritillaria crassifolia kurdica (Talysh strain)

[Mark Griffiths]

A couple of middle eastern ones from me, F. kurdica (Iran) and F. hermonis. I particularly like the hermonis.

[Yann]

Fritillaria bithynica subsp. carica

[Yann]

Fritillaria crassifolia subsp. kurdica

[Lesley Cox]

Those last two pictures are really lovely, showing an orangey hue in this form. Very nice.

[Tony Willis]

Fritillaria crassifolia ex Hosap.

Quite ordinary and the only point of interest is that they have been grown in pure cat litter using the method described by Wisley.

[Steve Garvie]

Fritillaria crassifolia ex Hosap.

Quite ordinary and the only point of interest is that they have been grown in pure cat litter using the method described by Wisley.

Nice plant Tony!!!

Is there an online link to the Wisley method?
Tiddles will have to cross his legs!

[Gerry Webster]

Is there an online link to the Wisley method?

I think this is it. (The PDF is too large to post):


‎"Growing Fritillarias in clay granules " by Paul Cumbleton
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/RHS-Publications/Journals/The-Plantsman/2009-Issues/September/d-Frit-cultn-small

[Gerry Webster]

My apologies, this link seems not to work with either Firefox  or Safari. Very odd.

Try Googling for 'Fritillaria Paul Cumbleton'.