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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #105 on: April 05, 2008, 08:52:15 PM »
Zhirair,
thanks for your beautiful pix ;)

Michael,
a beautiful white F. meleagris. My just have buds - not open yet.
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #106 on: April 08, 2008, 06:18:33 AM »
In spite of all the great and precious rarities and lovely colours in the genus, I still think white F. meleagris are lovliest of all.
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #107 on: April 08, 2008, 07:01:45 AM »
Lesley,

I also admire white meleagris and mines are already about to bloom, so soon I will post some pics. I just started to expand my frit collection, but because of my unsufficent experience lost some very valuable species and varieties due to overwatering the pots during winter time. But this species, camschatcensis and hermonis ssp. amana didn't suffer at all in spite of this and happily continue growing.
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #108 on: April 08, 2008, 09:57:54 PM »
The earliest frits (grown in a protected cold frame) are long gone here in Maryland. Others are just starting to bloom.
At least one Fritillaria here has successfully transmogrified itself into F. hermonis amana: I hope it isn't catching! 

Here are several which are blooming now: Fritillaria orientalis, F. tubiformis, F. davisii and F. messanensis ssp. gracilis. All were photographed in the garden in poor light, and the image quality might be better.

« Last Edit: April 09, 2008, 10:10:07 AM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #109 on: April 08, 2008, 11:19:42 PM »
The image of Fritillaria orientalis has gone missing - I think my guardian angel might have stepped in and pulled it.

Here's Fritillaria bithynica in exchange. Or at least I hope that is what it is. Please let me know if it's not!  ???
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #110 on: April 08, 2008, 11:39:02 PM »
Looks spot on to me Jim.
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #111 on: April 09, 2008, 10:11:55 AM »
That's the way my fritillaria hermonis ssp. amana look. It is rather tall up to 50 cm.
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #112 on: April 09, 2008, 08:36:22 PM »
Zhirair -
Your F.hermonis amana is amazing at 50cm. How do you do it? I've never seen one taller than 20-25cm.
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #113 on: April 09, 2008, 09:05:49 PM »
Stunning Frits everyone !

Nothing so special here - but I do like good old F. michailovskyi :

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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #114 on: April 09, 2008, 10:13:07 PM »
Jim, can you not post your "lost" orientalis again.... it seems to have disappeared into the ether.....


Gerry, take a look at the posts from the Edinburgh show David Milward's F. hermonis amana were pretty tall, as were the two forms shown in the RBGE display.
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #115 on: April 09, 2008, 10:45:45 PM »
Maggi, there is no lost image of Fritillaria orientalis. The image was of F. bithynica all along. I was in a hurry and sent the wrong image (one which had not been properly resized). The bulb which produced that plant had been received as Fritillaria orientalis, and the folder in which files relating to that plant were kept was still labeled F. orientails. As soon as I clicked on "send" I realized what I had done - and was temporarily mortified that I had posted an incorrectly named image. So imagine my delight when the image disappeared (my guardian angel again). I’ve always assumed that my guardian angel is a boy angel, but now I’m wondering: are angels ever named Maggi?  8) ::)
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #116 on: April 09, 2008, 10:49:16 PM »
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are angels ever named Maggi?
I don't think so, Jim  :-\
Actually, aren't ALL angels boys? Archangel Gabriel and so on?

Fun to see that the frits are at about the same stage with you over the pond as they are here 8)
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #117 on: April 09, 2008, 10:57:55 PM »
Actually, aren't ALL angels boys? Archangel Gabriel and so on?
Maggi - in Haydn's oratorio 'The Creation' the Archangel Gabriel is usually sung by a soprano. Make of that what you will.
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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #118 on: April 09, 2008, 11:10:15 PM »
But would it, in Haydn's time, have been a BOY soprano? He's certainly (Gabriel) always depicted as wearing a dress. :D

But I'm quite happy to accept that all guardian angels are called "Maggi."
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: Fritillaria-2008
« Reply #119 on: April 09, 2008, 11:23:15 PM »
But would it, in Haydn's time, have been a BOY soprano?
Lesley - You are probably right. I should have thought of that.
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