FRITILLARIA 2015

[Philip Walker]

F.meleagris

[Tony Willis]

fritillaria drenovskyi one of my favorites,it is very elegant

[Steve Garvie]

fritillaria drenovskyi one of my favorites,it is very elegant

Very nice Tony!!!
A favourite of mine also. I photographed it at the weekend with the intention of posting but you have beat me to it!   

Bizarrely it reminds me of a confection of my youth (whatever happened to Caramac?).

[Maggi Young]

Another photo of Frit. drenovskyi wouldn't go amiss, I'm sure 

 Caramac is seemingly still made - but by Nestlé nowadays - no idea where you  might source it though
( more's the pity!)


 Edit : found 'em !  HERE 

[Matt T]

You can buy Caramac in our local independent store. Bought one last week out of nostalgia and almost instantly felt my teeth dissolve.

[Maggi Young]

You can buy Caramac in our local independent store. Bought one last week out of nostalgia and almost instantly felt my teeth dissolve.

Coo, fancy that! Mind you, Dentists need to earn a living too.  Thought you'd be too young to remember them, Matt - ( no offence meant, Steve!!)

[Matt T]

A childhood staple for me consumed, I'm ashamed to say on an almost daily basis.

[Steve Garvie]

Fritillaria tubiformis moggridgei


Fritillaria latifolia


And not forgetting the Caramac Frit (Fritillaria drenovskyi):

You can buy Caramac in our local independent store. Bought one last week out of nostalgia and almost instantly felt my teeth dissolve.

I'm booked onto the next shuttle for Benbecula Matt!
Where's the nearest dentist? 

[johnstephen29]

I remember being fond of mccowan's highland toffee, you could buy the toffee for ten pence, cheap as chips, but absolutely delicious.

[Roma]

Coo candy   I'm afraid the old teeth cannot cope with anything like that now.

[Roma]

I have not grown any Crown Imperials before but I was taken with Fritillaria imperialis 'Sunset' in John Amand's talk at the Discussion weekend and he had it for sale
It is a lovely colour.

[Philip Walker]

F.pyrenaica

[ArnoldT]

Two growing outdoor for 20 years.

Fritillaria imperialis Lutea Maxima

Fritillaria meleagris

[Tony Willis]

Fritillaria messanensis seed collected on Mt Olympus

Fritillaria liliacea

[latestart]

I found this F. Uva-vulpis much easier to grow, again from bulbs. 
 
I have tried to grow Fritillaria Crown Imperialis several times without success. I grew this one from a bulb last year and it has come back again.