Fritillaria 2010

[chris]

it looks a wonderfull Frit. Marc, here the last one of my japanese collection: F.shikokiana

[Ragged Robin]

Mark your F. pluriflora is absolutely glorious - wonderful to have such success in flowering with a 15 year old plant  - thanks for posting the photo of it at its peak 

[Mark Griffiths]

Thanks all.

After years of having grown plants from misnamed seed, getting in misnamed bulbs and potentially this year doing the label switch-a-roo (less serious) I have some plants I could do with some expert help with.

The first pic is baffling me. It's in a pot of F. erhartii. I grew them from Archibald seed and as I've had it for a long time I think all the bulbs have previously flowered as dark wine red, untesselated, with yellow tips, ie definately erhartii. This one has the same glossy green leaves but I don't have any plants that I have flowered so far that looks like that. Any ideas?


The second is a pic of Frit davisii I grew from Archibald seed.


If you are a Frit lover, brown is always in fashion.



 

[Gerry Webster]

It looks rather like F. messanensis subsp. gracilis; a pic of the nectaries & stigma would be useful.

[Mark Griffiths]

ok, this might help.

If it is that, is it one for the garden?

[Gerry Webster]

Mark - the details seem consistent with F. messanensis subsp. gracilis. I have heard of people growing this in the garden but I don't think I would risk it  unless I had several bulbs.

[Mark Griffiths]

ok, let's go for the positive "yay! I have a new Frit!!" It's actually quite nice.

I can't think where it came from unless it was lurking in the pot from about 15 years ago (when I sowed the original F.erhartii). I'll need to find a way of marking the stem so I can dig it out because as far as I can see the rest of the pot is true although somewhat in decline.

thanks for the ID. I'll probably have some more. I found another problem "permanent markers" for seedpots..those I have no idea what they will be!

[olegKon]

Mark,
I have been growing Fritillaria messanensis ssp. gracilis in the garden near Moscow for more than 7 years quite successfully with only care being a spoonful of potash after flowering.

[Alex]

Here are some shots of F. poluninii grown from Archibald seed, quite variable but a few are the "classic" white (in various sizes). Two, however, have lovely purple veining on the flowers, one of which is shown below. I assume this is still within the range of what is called poluninii, if anyone knows?

Whatever, I'm very pleased with them!

Also shown is F. karelinii and F. euboeica, the latter is lovely but I don't think the photo has done it justice.

Cheers,

Alex

[Mark Griffiths]

Very nice Alex. I see you are also in Oxford. I'm in Garsington.

[Alex]

Hi Mark,

I'm quite near the city centre, just next to Jericho. Not huge amounts of space because of that, but more than most around where we are and certainly enough for a bulb house. Glad you like the pictures, I must say I really enjoyed your excellent F. pluriflora a few posts back. One of the most beautiful Frits, I wish I grew it!

Cheers,

Alex

[Lesley Cox]

Stunning frits Alex. I guess you're not complaining about the purple veining.

[Gerry Webster]

Beautiful Alex. Congratulations!

[Ragged Robin]

..and from me, congratulations Alex on such awe inspiring frits - your photos show them of really well.  The veining is what caught my eye 

[LucS]

You are a good grower Alex ! Congratulations.
And raised from seed, my way of doing it.