Fritillaria 2009

[Maggi Young]

This is the first flowering for Derek  of this rather lovely frit ---- which is said to smell of guava fruit.... yummy!

[Lesley Cox]

Real little charmers aren't they?

[chasw]

Fantastic,well done

[ashley]

Beautiful plant Derek. 

The earliest here this year is Fritillaria minuta.
Aptly named & flowering with me for the first time.  I look forward to seed and bulking it up a bit!

[Maggi Young]

Glad to say the frit season is starting here, too..... I think the Bulb Logs will be turning frittish very soon!

[Gerry Webster]

Ashley - congratulations on keeping F. minuta looking good & minute. When I used to grow it the plant elongated so much  that it looked ridiculous.
It looks as though F. graeca will be the first one here.

[ashley]

Thanks Gerry.  Although I understand that this species prefers part shade, conditions in E Turkey are probably brighter than anything we get in Ireland so this plant is kept in full light.

[annew]

I like the way F. minuta's flower is exactly the same shade as the stem at soil level. Very nice flower.

[Michael]

Nice Maggi, i like the checkered pattern and the combination of the colours

[ashley]

Laurence Hill's Fritillaria Icones is a useful resource that I came across only recently.

Another one just opened here: F. amana

[David Nicholson]

Lovely little Frit Ashley.

[Gerry Webster]

Laurence Hill's Fritillaria Icones is a useful resource that I came across only recently.

Ashley - many thanks for the link which I didn't know. I remember when Laurence turned up at a meeting of the Frit Group some years ago & told me of his plan to produce a collection of high-quality photographs of frits in the style of botanical paintings. At the time I was rather sceptical. In the event my scepticism was unjustified  & the website shows just how well he realised his ambition.

[Alex]

Here's F. ariana out today - I posted another recently, but this one is a much superior form with lovely, big flowers - unfortunately no sign of vegetative increase.

Alex

[Alex]

Photo v. grainy because light was low at the time (5:30 or so) - sorry!

Alex

[Otto Fauser]

Alex -your F. ariana is indeed a superior form , to drool over ! are you tempted to pollinate it? Can I put my name on the waiting list for a pinch of seed?
     Otto