Fritillaria 2012

[fredg]

A couple more Fritillaria bursting forth.

1 & 2 Fritillaria meleagris. I particularly like the markings on this clone, come to think of it it's difficult to think of a F. meleagris  I don't like. I suppose it's not enthused over as much as it should be because it isn't a rarity. 

3 & 4 Fritillaria davisii. My first flowering of this little fellow, I'm sure there will be more winging their way to me this autumn. I like 

[Gerry Webster]

Fritillaria whittallii

Received as F. gussichiae from a well known UK supplier of wrongly named bulbs.

[Maggi Young]

Fritillaria whittallii

Received as F. gussichiae from a well known UK supplier of wrongly named bulbs.

.... but beautifully photographed, Gerry.

[ronm]

Yes, beautiful plant, beautifully grown, and beautifully pictured. Thank you Gerry.

[Gerry Webster]

Maggi & Ron - many thanks.

[fredg]

This is one of the Fritillaria aurea sent as Fritillaria pudica.
The flowers are a bit on the untidy side, not as photogenic as F. pudica.

[ronm]

Dear me Fred, you really are not having any luck at all with your suppliers.
Still a nice plant though,

[fredg]

I'd already listed that error Ron.
At least I'm getting an idea of the bulbs I'll be ordering for next year  already

[udo]

Nice Frits from all,

here some flowers from this week,
Frit.michailowskyi, dwarf form
 `` gibbosa, thanks Janis 

[ronm]

F.bithynica

 

[fredg]

F.bithynica

Now that's subtle 

[Janis Ruksans]

With me Fritillarias only started flowering. The first was F. alburyana, then followed assyriaca, serpenticola and earliest of stenantheras (got as stenanthera alba from Whim, but turned type form of not very good color).
One of earliest pinardii and one of Iranian crassifolia's are flowering, too. At present that is all. Coming are latifolia and other stenantheras.
Janis

[Tony Willis]

Janis really wonderful pictures,mine have nearly all finished flowering.

Fritillaria drenovskii from Greece not a terribly exciting flower

[Gerry Webster]

Fritillaria drenovskii from Greece not a terribly exciting flower

I always liked F. drenovskii. Unfortunately, I lost my plants some years ago.

[Maggi Young]

Fritillaria drenovskii from Greece not a terribly exciting flower

I always liked F. drenovskii. Unfortunately, I lost my plants some years ago.

Me too.  I was first given it many years ago by Harold Esslemont and so it had particular significance for me.  That form had a little more definiton in its colour and slightly more flared ends to the flowers. Alas, the two cold winters of 2009-10 and 2010-11 saw its passing.