Fritillaria 2012

[ronm]

F. affinis tristulis

[ronm]

All of these were grown ex. seed from Ron Ratko, and were received as F.lanceolata tristulis.

[fredg]

Nice colour  me want

[fredg]

Another two from today 

1  Fritillaria minuta, not exactly the plant you'd expect from the name.
2  Fritillaria minuta, no the photo is the correct way 
3  Fritillaria armena MP.8146, hope to get more shots as it matures ( and it gets less windy)

[ronm]

Interesting flower on F.minuta , Fred. Seven 'petals' and a four branched style. What are you feeding them??

[fredg]

Mice 

[ronm]

Getting a little confused with your Pings, Drosera and whatever else there I think

[fredg]

Interesting flower on F.minuta , Fred. Seven 'petals' and a four branched style.

I checked the others in the pot and they're 6 petal tri-branched style as far as I can see.
One does have a twin flower head.
A taller plant than I expected.

The other clone from a different supplier is looking a bit shorter.
The flower bud is held differently too.

Getting a little confused with your Pings, Drosera and whatever else there I think

Ooops, that would be the Sarracenia and Darlingtonia.
For Cephalotus I have to mince them.

[johnw]

For Cephalotus I have to mince them.

Speaking of Cephalotus Krzysztof hasn't been heard from for ages.  

johnw

[Maggi Young]

For Cephalotus I have to mince them.

Speaking of Cephalotus Krzysztof hasn't been heard from for ages.  

johnw

He's busy writing up notes... I heard from him the other day. 

[ronm]

Maggi, does the F. affinis tristulis that you have all around your garden ( an earlier Bulb Log ) spread by 'rice' only or by seed and 'rice'?  I will be growing mine outside next year as trials have proved very successful.

[Maggi Young]

I think it is mostly by rice, Ron.... but the BD does scatter seed so that is a possibility, but it makes good rice which is easy to spread around.

Surely it is the most sinister looking flower with such black, reptilian looks? A wonderful thing!

Must add that there is probably more affinis around the garden than tristulis.

[ronm]

Thanks Maggi.
As I've said before the American Frits are my favourites, and I believe the majority can be established in a garden setting here in the East of England. This is going to be the big year with hopefully hundreds starting off in the land. We'll see.
Glad you get seed also. I assume you have yours in beds, ( I am guessing ). I am trying scrubby grassland. Whats your prognosis?

[Maggi Young]

Scrubby grassland ?  Hmmm... well, if it's thin scrubby and not thick scrubby...( I assume thin from the scrubby bit!)  then I don't see why it shouldn't work. After all, they manage in such situations in the wild. Worth a try, for sure.... this could be the last word in smart meadow plantings! 

[Paul T]

Ron,

I love the F. affinis tristulis.  Wonderful colour, and that ruffling at the end.  Very, very nice.

Fred,

Send some of your plants here.... lots of mice around here in Aus at present after all the rains.