Fritillaria 2010

[Gerry Webster]

Gerry - elegant flower form and checkering on F. whittallii.  Mine will be in bloom in a day or two, although I remember the flowers being not as flared as yours... I will post to compare when it flowers.

Mark - I'll be interested to see your form. I have another, possibly more attractive form  which is less flared but it split into small, non-flowering bulbs a couple of years ago so I imagine it will be a time before I see the flowers again.

By the way, you must have perfect conditions if you can sow into the open ground. That would produce nothing at all here.

[Janis Ruksans]

Some Fritillarias from last days
Fritillaria baskilensis - similar to pinardii but taller, with very thick leaves.
Two variants of F. chlorantha - one from Colin Mason, another (may be different, marked as aff.) from Norman Stevens
Three different "crassifolia" (or close to) from Iran
Fritillaria strausii from Iran
and as last Fritillaria stenanthera grown from Jilek seeds as "multiflowering" but no difference from other my stocks originating in Uzbekistan,
Janis

[Ragged Robin]

Janis, wonderful to see such beautiful Fritillaria flowering for you - Fritillaria baskilensis is especially interesting.

Are all these Frits under cover?

[Janis Ruksans]

Janis, wonderful to see such beautiful Fritillaria flowering for you - Fritillaria baskilensis is especially interesting.

Are all these Frits under cover?

Yes, all are pot grown.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Fritillaria obliqua and another
Fritillaria gibbosa
Janis

[cohan]

Chloe, I think Asley has wright ofcorse it is also possible that it is a cross from these two.
I had one who looks like that and planted it out in the garden but mice eat it,
here F.amabilis in flower only 5cm tall

just looking at this whole thread now--this one is most amazing! so this plant will stay this small? what sort of cultural conditions?

[Michael J Campbell]

Fritillaria whittallii
Fritillaria bithynica
Fritillaria conica

[Diane Whitehead]

A fritillaria is blooming in my garden.  I have sowed several species
but no plants have resulted, except for this one.  I probably dumped
out the pots since they seemed to be empty.

Seeds sown in 2000 included messanensis, which looks similar to mine,
according to online photos.

I don't know what to look for to distinguish it.  When I look inside, it
 has a dark spot on each petal.

[Lesley Cox]

I'd plump for pontica.

[Gerry Webster]

I agree with Lesley - F. pontica.

[Diane Whitehead]

Thank you both.  I just read up on pontica, and it is written that
it is easy to grow.  Good for it!  I like plants that are easy.

[Janis Ruksans]

Second generation (F-2) seedling of hybrid between F. aurea x fleischeriana
Janis

[Alex]

Quite a few from me:

F. recurva (2 plants and close up)
F. liliacea
Another F. liliacea flowering for the first time from Archibald seed
Finally, a mystery plant received as F. pinetorum and which has finally flowered 3 or 4 years after getting small bulbs. Can anyone help with ID? I think it is still an American Frit., perhaps F. viridea which the same source also used to offer? All hep appreciated!

Ta,

Alex

[Lesley Cox]

Thank you both.  I just read up on pontica, and it is written that
it is easy to grow.  Good for it!  I like plants that are easy.

It is indeed easy, and prolific too. It makes good seed reliably. When you lift it you'll find young ones with little antler-like growths. I don't know any other frit with these.

[Lesley Cox]

What a difference cover makes Alex. My recurva which lives its life outdoors all the time, grows only to about 30-35cms.