Fritillaria 2012

[Gerry Webster]

Tony - a further characteristic of F. collina is that the inner perianth segments are fringed on the margin. As I remember from when I had the plant, this is clearly visible in the flesh though maybe not so clear on photos.

The fringed margins of the perianth segments are clearly shown on this photo on the Frit Group website:

http://www.fritillaria.org.uk/Image%20Pages/fritillaria_collina.htm

Gerry they are fringed in the first picture but not in the second. Mine has not got fringed edges.

Looking at my records, I see that the first picture is by Henrik Zetterlund so presumably correctly identified.

[Janis Ruksans]

F. latifolia and collina has different ecology, too. F. latifolia is plant of open fields, but collina allways grow in some protection of shrubs or evben inside where I never saw any latifolia - nor in Georgia, nor in Turkey.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Some pictures of Fritillaria collina. Vanadzor is in Armenia and on flower detail you can see edge of petals.
F. collina is known in two forms - typica from Georgia - much taller plant, sample from Krestovij pass
F. collina nobilis is from Turkey and small plant, in this aspect resembles F.. alburyana.
Janis

[ronm]

http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7657.msg209671#msg209671

[Gerry Webster]

http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7657.msg209671#msg209671

As Maynard Keynes is supposed to have said: "When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?..."

[ronm]

I go with the facts too.

[udo]

Janis, nice flowers from F.collina,
here some Frits. in my garden:

F.grandiflora, Talish Range
  latifolia, Ardahan, NE-Turkey
  minima
 

[fredg]

A few quick shots of Fritillaria from this week.

1 & 2 Fritillaria persica "Ivory Bells", Not my plant unfortunately.   I took this when visiting DaveP.
A reminder what F.persica looks like if I ever get it to flower again.

3, 4 & 5 Fritillaria pallidiflora, Well would you believe it, I finally got a correct F. pallidiflora supplied. I suppose it helps using different suppliers. Terrific plant this, more required for next year 

[Janis Ruksans]

Fritillaria from Shurab, supposed new - my own gathering and grown from Jilek seeds
Fritillaria stenanthera - real ALBA and good soft pink raised as "Multiflora" from Jilek seeds. Really not very special (I had plants with much more flowers), but colour is good.
Fritillaria strausii - from Gothenburg BG
Janis

[ronm]

F.pyrenaica lutescens

Some lovely pictures of the paler Frits today. Thanks Dirk, Fred and Janis. Some really special ones there.

A rather more humble offering from me.

[fredg]

I am trying not to covet but it's just not working 

[Susan Band]

Help needed for this Frit. Grown from seed, no records kept by myself as usual. It stands 50cm tall and has bulbils.
Thanks
Susan

[Sarmienta]

Just a 15 minute walk ...........from were i live .Thousand and one    F meleagris

[Gerry Webster]

Help needed for this Frit. Grown from seed, no records kept by myself as usual. It stands 50cm tall and has bulbils.
Thanks
Susan

Susan - it could be F. forbesii though it seems very tall for that sp. Have a look here:

http://www.fritillaria.org.uk/Image%20Pages/fritillaria_forbesii.htm

or here:

http://www.fritillariaicones.com/icones/icones_f.html

[ronm]

Susan, what is the style like please?