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Janis Ruksans

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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #330 on: May 07, 2009, 11:08:26 AM »
Today F. fusca is in full bloom. Pity, only one plant, but it is first after 8 years long waiting!
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #331 on: May 07, 2009, 11:47:07 AM »
Wonderful leaves, Janis.  Great combination with that coppery/bronze colour to the flower.
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #332 on: May 07, 2009, 01:13:59 PM »
Is F.fusca close to F.delavayi, Janis?
This is the plant I bought as F.delavayi about 5 or 6 years ago from China. It looks like F.cirrhosa to me.
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #333 on: May 07, 2009, 01:46:52 PM »
Is F.fusca close to F.delavayi, Janis?
This is the plant I bought as F.delavayi about 5 or 6 years ago from China. It looks like F.cirrhosa to me.
Yes, fusca is close to delavayi, although I saw only picture of last without flowers on mountain scree. Really I don't know the difference.
On picture can be cirrhosa. It is latest with me. All others are over when it blooms - outside only at end of June here
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #334 on: May 07, 2009, 03:48:02 PM »
Yes F.cirrhosa, is almost the last here too- only F.camschatcensis left to bloom. 
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #335 on: May 07, 2009, 03:55:56 PM »
Today F. fusca is in full bloom. Pity, only one plant, but it is first after 8 years long waiting!
Janis
Some years ago I got the following as F fusca. I never tried to check the name and now it is gone anyway.
Anyone reoginzes it?
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #336 on: May 07, 2009, 06:29:17 PM »
Today F. fusca is in full bloom. Pity, only one plant, but it is first after 8 years long waiting!
Janis
Some years ago I got the following as F fusca. I never tried to check the name and now it is gone anyway.
Anyone reoginzes it?
Göte
It is very common "fusca" (and many others) from Chen-yi. I named it unibracteata, although it looks surprisingly similar to design of F. regelii in Flora of Tadjikistan. So possibly it is regelii. I never had regelii from Tadjikistan, so can't to judge.
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #337 on: May 07, 2009, 07:08:26 PM »
Today F. fusca is in full bloom. Pity, only one plant, but it is first after 8 years long waiting!
Janis
Some years ago I got the following as F fusca. I never tried to check the name and now it is gone anyway.
Anyone reoginzes it?
Göte
It is very common "fusca" (and many others) from Chen-yi. I named it unibracteata, although it looks surprisingly similar to design of F. regelii in Flora of Tadjikistan. So possibly it is regelii. I never had regelii from Tadjikistan, so can't to judge.
Janis
I agree with Janis, we had the same plant as F.unibracteata. Unfortunately it has failed to appear this year.
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #338 on: May 07, 2009, 07:36:02 PM »
Frit season finally started here.
1.Fritillaria tubiformis
2.Fritillaria severtzovii
3.Fritillaria caucasica
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #339 on: May 08, 2009, 12:10:59 AM »
Your "true" fusca is superb Janis and well worth the wait. The colours of flower and foliage are so subtle and different.

When you write your NEXT book (after the one we're all waiting for) could you include a large section on Fritillaria please. So many are not mentioned at all in the Pratt and Jefferson-Brown book, which is very frustrating.
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #340 on: May 08, 2009, 06:28:34 AM »
Your "true" fusca is superb Janis and well worth the wait. The colours of flower and foliage are so subtle and different.

When you write your NEXT book (after the one we're all waiting for) could you include a large section on Fritillaria please. So many are not mentioned at all in the Pratt and Jefferson-Brown book, which is very frustrating.
I agree with you that Pratt's an J-B book on frits is a little bit "strange" but we all wait now (for decades) when Rix's monograph will come out. My current book is now at Timber Press and I'm working now preparing pictures for it. I'm writing only in winters and the next one is in my mind but I'm afraid that for that one two winters would be needed. Of course, if my health problems will stop or decrease nursery activities, I will replace growing by writing. But I hope that still some years of growing is ahead.
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #341 on: May 08, 2009, 08:43:08 AM »
I'm sure we all share that hope Janis !!  ;)
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #342 on: May 08, 2009, 10:37:19 AM »
Is F.fusca close to F.delavayi, Janis?
This is the plant I bought as F.delavayi about 5 or 6 years ago from China. It looks like F.cirrhosa to me.

This is frit delavayi growing in the wild it has taken me about 8 years to actually see it flower.
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #343 on: May 08, 2009, 10:45:07 AM »
Breathtaking picture John !!
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Re: Fritillaria 2009
« Reply #344 on: May 08, 2009, 11:07:45 AM »
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This is frit delavayi growing in the wild it has taken me about 8 years to actually see it flower.

You must have been over joyed to see this frit growing out of a crevice - the rock backdrop sets it off in a way I have never seen before in the wild and the colour is beautiful - what height did you find it growing at John and where was it?
Valais, Switzerland - 1,200 metres - Continental climate - rocks and moraine

 


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