Frit. imperialis very early

[mark smyth]

I know we have been having mild winters for the last few years but for Frit imperialis to be above ground now is crazy. What I bought as 'Chopin' but is actually 'Brahms' opened its first flower on Feb 23rd. That's 4 weeks earlier than last year!! It is always first to open

Those in the raised beds in the garden are up with some showing buds between the leaves

[Maggi Young]

 Fancy that!  You'll need to look out for the Lily Beetle finding them now too.

[mark smyth]

I use Provado on the leaves to kill the beetle grubs. I think I only had one adult last year on around 17 stems

[Garden Prince]

I don't think these are pure 'imperialis' forms but a cross with some other Frittillaria species. Don't know exactly which but Frittillaria eduardii pops up in my brain.

Mine are now 15 centimeter above ground. Last year it flowered at the end of March.

[Cfred72]

With us, Fritillaria imperialis begin to emerge from the ground and the seeds germinate at the same time.

[Cfred72]

On the other hand, Fritillaria raddeana is one month ahead of the previous year. The seeds have been germinated for some time.

[fermi de Sousa]

... What I bought as 'Chopin' but is actually 'Brahms' opened its first flower on Feb 23rd. That's 4 weeks earlier than last year!!

I've no doubt you can Handel it, Mark.
Just keep DePussey off the beds
You could always get a dog to Bach at them
cheers
fermi