Fritillaria-2008

[Lesley Cox]

My only bulb of F. persica flowered 4 years ago and not since. Maybe I'll have to wait another 11 years?

[Tony Willis]

here is a frit collected in the Caucusus and it has been named Elbrusgelb. This is a small specimen,I find frits very difficult and so am, pleased that at least it has flowered

[hadacekf]

One must have patience and hoping. I was happy if I saw green leaves and disappoints that no flowers came.


By the way, many years ago (15 years) Fritillaria persica grow without difficulties. This year had I after 15 years again a beautiful flower. But question  not why - I do not know. With F. imperialis I did not have problems.

[johanneshoeller]

It is very difficult to grow Fritillaria in the Alps. But here are some from my garden (Croatia, Turkey and kotschyanus).

[Lesley Cox]

All the new pics are lovely. Roll on spring time.

[biodiversite]

Hi everybody.
This is fotos of a fritillaria obtained from seeds in 2002. First flowering this year, and in the same pot a mix of this species with F. acmopetala. Wich is ? The plant is almost as tall as F. acmopetala, the style is highly trifid, but I can't give it a name 

[Maggi Young]

Bio, this looks like Fritillaria messanensis

[Gerry Webster]

Bio - Frits are often difficult to identify from photos. Maggi may be right though I am inclined to think F. involucrata. F. messanensis is usually somewhat flared at the mouth of the flower.

[Maggi Young]

Bio - Frits are often difficult to identify from photos. Maggi may be right though I am inclined to think F. involucrata. F. messanensis is usually somewhat flared at the mouth of the flower.

Frits are often difficult to identify from photos.... well, that's true!
F. messanensis is usually somewhat flared at the mouth of the flower......not always, though!
I do agree that F. involucrata is another candidate.... Bio's pix "look " like that, too

[biodiversite]

Hmm, I have some strains of F. messanensis but no one has little square red and white dots. Actually, strains have a maroon uniform color, and others have a medial green line.

I never grow F. involucrata : I thought it was difficult...

[biodiversite]

Then, this page http://www.fritillaria.org.uk/ppit6.htm let me think that Gerry is ok. Thank to you both  !

[Gerry Webster]

Bio - I've always found F. involucrata difficult. I've tried it 3 or 4 times & always lost it. Yours look very good.
You don't say whereabouts in France you are but if you are in the south you could see it in the wild;  there are said to be good colonies above both Grasse & Menton.

[biodiversite]

I'm in the south east near Grenoble. I red in the book of the protected plants of France what you say about wild F. involucrata, but I don't know the exact actual status of these colonies.

[Gerry Webster]

Bio - Sorry, I  have no detailed information about the location of the wild colonies of F. involucrata. Grenoble to Grasse  or Menton is not too far - photos of wild plants would be wonderful!

[olegKon]

Here is the first frit flowering in the open garden here this year