Fritillaria 2010

[Anthony Darby]

Memo to self: "take a better pic of Fritillaria ruthenica" tomorrow.

[Viola]

Fritillaria epirotica in the box, free from planted.

Karl

[Gerry Webster]

Memo to self: "take a better pic of Fritillaria ruthenica" tomorrow.

Anthony - I look forward to seeing your "better pic". I'm not sure this is F. ruthenica.

[Gerry Webster]

Fritillaria epirotica in the box, free from planted.
Karl

What a delightful little plant F. epirotica is. Probably my favourite frit.

[Anthony Darby]

Memo to self: "take a better pic of Fritillaria ruthenica" tomorrow.

Anthony - I look forward to seeing your "better pic". I'm not sure this is F. ruthenica.

Oh dear. I'll check the label again. Another memo to self: prescription renewed for glasses.

[Oakwood]

Some of Petilium cultivars from my garden. And F. persica.

Petilium imperiale:
Rubra Maxima & Aureomarginata
Argenteovariegata & Prolifera aff.
Argenteovariegata
Sulphurino
Aureomarginata
Maxima Lutea
P. imperiale cultivars in garden
F. persica & P. imperiale cultivars in garden
P. eduardii
P. raddeanum from Iran

[Oakwood]

And more some frit pics from me for today 

F. persica
F. aurea
Rhinopetalum bucharicum Nurek Giant
F. grandiflora
F. meleagris, from wild of Lvov region
F. montana
F. ruthenica, from Seversky Donets river bayrak forests

[Gerry Webster]

Dimitri - nice to see your F. ruthenica. It seems to be the real thing. Quite rare in cultivation.

[Anthony Darby]

Dimitri - nice to see your F. ruthenica. It seems to be the real thing. Quite rare in cultivation.

Is it the same as mine then Gerry?

[Gerry Webster]

Dimitri - nice to see your F. ruthenica. It seems to be the real thing. Quite rare in cultivation.

Is it the same as mine then Gerry?

Anthony- the characteristic feature of F. ruthenica is the coiled, tendril like leaves. These are clearly visible on Dimitri's plant but not on yours. The leaves are very similar to those of F. verticillata (hort.). I have the impression that  most of the plants sold/distributed in the UK as F. ruthenica are in fact members of the F. montana group & I think yours probably is too.

[Anthony Darby]

These sort of tendrils Gerry? Just as well these didn't come from a UK supplier.

[Gerry Webster]

These sort of tendrils Gerry? Just as well these didn't come from a UK supplier.

Yes - these look more like it. It is probably correctly named after all.

[Anthony Darby]

I knew I'd get there in the end. Just need to photograph the right bits.

[Oakwood]

Anthony - your frit "ruthenica" has oily rounded flower surface - it's a feauture is characteristic for only one frit from this group - Fritillaria meleagroides, and I think your frit isn't montana, it is Fritillaria meleagroides. True ruthenica and montana have glaucescent flower surface. My frits ruthenica and meleagroides grow in my region in bayrak forests and wet meadows along river Seversky Donets. I think also that holland trade stocks aren't true ruthenica.

[Oakwood]

here some pics of my frits meleagroides and ruthenica from my region. The first likes to grow in wet meadows even in water in full sun, the second likes more dry position but ONLY in forest in semi-shade.