Fritillaria 2016

[Philip Walker]

F. meleagris

[Maggi Young]

Fritillaria meleagris is surley one of those plants that everyone should try to grow?  They are pretty forgiving, growing in all sorts of situations - for instance, even in the dry, rock solid driveway of our house. Can't ask for more from a plant that has such wonderful colours and markings, can you?
Yours are super, Philip.   

[Philip Walker]

I think originally a bag of dry bulbs from Woolworths. 

[Maggi Young]

I think originally a bag of dry bulbs from Woolworths. 

In which case a truly worthwhile investment!

[Darren]

I'm as bad as any of us for wanting to grow the most obscure frits but, to be honest, I think meleagris is one of the most attractive species.

This is fritillaria atropurpurea from frit group seed. The seed was bought from Northwest Native Seed by the frit group and seems to be correct. It has taken many years to flower due to my poor culture. I'm cross pollinating the two clones.

[Darren]

This was bought at great expense from a certain Welsh bulb dealer as yuminensis. This is the first flowering and it seems to have mutated into Fritillaria walujewii.....

Not complaining as this was also on my wants list. But I still don't have yuminensis.

[Steve Garvie]

Hi Darren,
Could this be Fritillaria tortifolia?

Frit. tortifolia seems to be the default chinese Frit.
In the past I have bought hupehensis, lixianensis, walujewii, ferganensis and albiflora all from the same source. Every one has turned out to be tortifolia -which I now have an extensive collection of! 

[Maggi Young]

I agree with  Stever that that is F. tortifolia, Darren - it has the same lovely tendril tips  as walejewii. Hard to see how it could be confused as yuminensis though!

[Darren]

Thanks both

The flowers are remarkably big (larger than meleagris) and the stem only 15cm so it is a very attractive plant and I'm quite happy with it.

Ironically I also ordered tortifolia at the same time, from someone else, but that seems to have died!

[Chris Johnson]

Fritillaria reuteri

[Claire Cockcroft]

Here is a small frit that I obviously planted out from a seed pot.  Just as obviously, I've lost the label!   

[Maggi Young]

Might be a young  affinis, Claire.

[Claire Cockcroft]

Hi, Maggi,
Affinis was my first thought, but the leaves are wider than my other affinis and lie parallel to the ground.  Whatever it is, I'm happy it survived the winter.  In my climate, beggars can't be choosers.

It is dwarfed by a F. meleagris that seeded itself into the garden.

[Gerdk]

Here is Fritillaria tubiformis ssp. moggridgei - originally from the Maritime Alps, Italy.

Gerd

[art600]

This is a plant I received from a Polish friend.

A Fritillaria michailovskyi x crassifolia kurdica