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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Peter II on July 22, 2011, 11:27:23 PM

Title: Fritillaria
Post by: Peter II on July 22, 2011, 11:27:23 PM

What is it really?

http://www.poetschke.de/orbiz/DigiTrade/_/1133793066121a3398715c63c6b94c69/Vielbluetige-Glockenlilie-Multiflora--2360d1a191063.html?query=150322&los.x=0&los.y=0 (http://www.poetschke.de/orbiz/DigiTrade/_/1133793066121a3398715c63c6b94c69/Vielbluetige-Glockenlilie-Multiflora--2360d1a191063.html?query=150322&los.x=0&los.y=0)

Title: Re: Fritillaria
Post by: Lesley Cox on July 23, 2011, 06:35:10 AM

It appears to be the multi-flowered form of Fritillaria michailovskyi. The bulbs look extremey similar and regimented and I wonder if the picture has been put together using Photoshop or something similar. :-\

And talking of Fritillarias, in this crazy winter of ours this year both FF. pontica and recurva are well up, AND IN BUD! Shouldn't be for 2-3 months yet!

Title: Re: Fritillaria
Post by: bulborum on July 23, 2011, 07:27:36 AM

This is not photoshopped Ina
There are many new selections in Fritillaria michailovskyi
one of them is this one
see:Fritillaria michailovskyi 'Multiflora' (http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2009/04/27/plantaholic186/1d8f9e.jpg)
I don't know if this name is official
but I know growers who have a lot of new selections in Fritillaria
many of them with long flower-stem for the cut-flower industry

The colour is just terrible because the bulbs where forced

Roland

Title: Re: Fritillaria
Post by: Peter II on July 23, 2011, 10:15:11 AM

Many thanks for the information