Fritillaria 2012

[Tony Willis]

Ron I keep the obliqua dry all summer. It is a bulb I got from Pilous in 1997

[Maggi Young]

The spring is getting into gear in Aberdeen, so frits in this week's Bulb Log
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2012Mar211332339999BULB_LOG__1212.pdf

[ronm]

Thanks for the info Tony. It obviously does the trick.

I think I've OD'ed on the latest Bulb Log. I grow many of my Frits much better these days Ian because of you. I used to repot annually and try to give each bulb a lovely pot of its own. Now where stocks are built up they are squeezed in as many as possible ( in 1 litre pots ), and they do much better. Some have not been repotted for a few years now and they perform much more consistently. Outside in the open ground is the way forward for me too. Numerous trials have indicated a way forward, (for my area ) for many of  the different requirements Frits have. Thanks again for keeping the Log going all  these years, an invaluable reference resource it truly is, ( and fun to read too! ).
P.S. - I dont see why your F.rhodocanakis needs to be wrongly labelled or a hybrid ( although you know better than me ), as all yellow forms are recorded in all of these brown and yellow Frits including this one. Please dont ask me where Maggi, but I know they are. Perhaps someone might have a link, or paper reference.

[fredg]

Fred,
Have you white raddeana or it is color mistake on picture (sorry, I'm rarely checking other pages than crocuses as it is not easy for me to type with right hand).
Janis

Janis,
I don't have a white F. raddeana and there is no colour mistake on the picture.
If you see those flowers as white I suggest you adjust your monitor.

Fred
The first two pictures appear white and the others yellow.

Yes Arthur the first 2 are white and clearly labelled Fritillaria bucharica on the list I gave and on the pictures.

1 & 2 Fritillaria bucharica this just gets better and better  
3.& 4 Fritillaria raddeana
5      Fritillaria michailovskyi
6      Fritillaria uva-vulpis, these were supplied as Fritillaria graeca     that is very annoying.

Janis' question was on white Fritillaria raddeana which you confirm they are clearly not

[ronm]

I've been somewhat suprised by the response I've had to my postings of F.affinis tristulis, as it has been posted a number of times in the past years, and I know there is a clone available commercially. A number of people have asked if the flowers open any wider than previously shown. Heres some today.

[John Aipassa]

armena and minuta in the garden

[ronm]

Very interesting John, thanks .
You have VERY sandy soil? Does F.minuta flower each year?

[John Aipassa]

Very interesting John, thanks .
You have VERY sandy soil? Does F.minuta flower each year?

Yes it does Ron. It is a very good doer for me.

Cheers,

[fredg]

Question

How does one get Fritillaria persica to flower / repeat flower.

I acquired some 2 years ago, they came up blind, split into more and this year once more came up blind.

I bought some Fritillaria pallidiflora in the autumn and large Fritillaria persica corms/bulbs duly arrived.
I didn't bother too much as I suspected they wouldn't be F. pallidiflora, they were cheap, and I was hoping they were wrongly named Fritillaria persica "Ivory Bells".
These also came up blind ( darn it , thwarted again  )

It would be good to get these to flower.
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!

[Maggi Young]

I was tryingto remember if we have ever had a Forrest Medal for Fritillaria tristulis and  came up with these Bulb Log references.... stiill no wiser on the medal status, though!

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/100403/log.html 47 pots to display

 http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2004/050504/log.html  showing how dark it can be
http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2005/200405/log.html

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2006/310506/log.html

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2008/230408/log.html

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2008/140508/log.html - and yes, he knows it's not a cut worm grub.

...quite a few of the other frits being mentioned in the last few pages in these as well.

[Janis Ruksans]

Question

How does one get Fritillaria persica to flower

Keep bulbs in summer very hot and dry but not in sun. I'm keeping my stock in greenhouse in boxes covered by newspaper with empty box on top. Temperature there exceed +30 C.
Janis

[John Aipassa]

.....<snip>....You have VERY sandy soil?.....<snip>.....

I forgot to mention it. My oil is very sandy, but with a considerable amount of humus in it.

[ronm]

Thanks for reminding us of the wealth of information on Frits in the Bulb Logs Maggi . I've read each one a dozen times previously but they still stand up to a good re-read. Thanks again Ian.
Interestingly in one of these threads Ian mentions his F. persica in a pot did not repeat flower, but the one in the garden did. He muses as to why and ..... well check it out Frit fanciers. .
Is your Frit house still as strong as it was or have you moved into other areas?

[ronm]

Thank you for that follow up John

[ronm]

But does he know its Noctua comes ?