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May 5, 2010 at 8:40 pm #594713
HomerParticipantAnyone know who has a good selection of the plant Fritillaria? Love it but can’t find much….
May 5, 2010 at 9:07 pm #693914
The Velvet BulldogParticipantI mail-ordered some, I THINK from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs:
It was a while ago and they never came up. I suspect they drowned. Too bad–I love these things.
May 5, 2010 at 10:51 pm #693915
KatherineLParticipantThe Washington Native Plant Society has Fritillaria affinis listed in its plant sale this Saturday. http://www.wnps.org You need to get there at or before start time. The choices thin out fast.
May 5, 2010 at 10:57 pm #693916
MargLMemberYou might call West Seattle Nursery – they’re also having a 1/2-off bulb sale now.
May 5, 2010 at 10:59 pm #693917
KatherineLParticipantA little closer to home than the WNPS sale, the MsK Rare Plant nursery is also having a sale this weekend. http://www.msknursery.com They list three different kinds of fritillaria.
May 6, 2010 at 2:08 am #693918
WSBKeymasterIf you don’t find it locally – please DO check West Seattle Nursery first – we were interested in it a few years back and I recall finding it at Molbak’s in Woodinville.
May 6, 2010 at 3:40 am #693919
HomerParticipantWOW! I didn’t know so many people loved Fritillaria like I did!! The checkerboard pattern type are my favorites. Thanks for all the tips and the sales going on…need to pick up a second job for all of this! Totally worth it!
May 6, 2010 at 3:44 pm #693920
WSN_HelenMemberHomer: I recall seeing one Fritillaria left at WSN yesterday with spent blooms and kinda pooped out foliage. So good selection = not right now. I second the WNPS sale! It’s a great plant sale.
May 7, 2010 at 2:58 am #693921
melissaParticipantThe checkerboard frittilaria you mention is fritillaria meleagris. It’s supposed to be planted in fall, though, as it blooms around now. I suppose, though, that you could plant it now as long as you weren’t expecting it to flower this year. Good luck! They’re one of my favorites, too.
May 7, 2010 at 2:26 pm #693922
HomerParticipantThanks Melissa, I will google that type. Can’t wait to get some at some point…where did you end up getting yours?
May 12, 2010 at 4:15 am #693923
BZooParticipantI purchased bulbs last year at Costco – they bloomed beautifully this year. Now that they are done blooming, what do I do? Leave them alone? Cut them back? Will they bloom again? Thanks for the help!
May 12, 2010 at 6:29 pm #693924
KatherineLParticipantIf these are PNW natives, you should certainly be able to just leave them in the ground. I don’t suppose you still have the species name? Any bulb you want to bloom again should be left until the foliage dies back. The leaves photosythesize and store food in the bulb for next year.
May 13, 2010 at 4:35 am #693925
BZooParticipantThank you, Katherine. I actually saved the sack they were in and it says Lutea Maxima and Rubra Maxima. They have become a favorite for me, also and if I ever see more of a different species – I’m game! I appreciate the info about bulbs and foliage – very helpful. I love these guys!
May 13, 2010 at 2:56 pm #693926
KatherineLParticipantNeither of those is a PNW native. However, if you do a search for them in the spring and fall catalog at http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com it says they’re winter hardy in this area.
Beautiful plants. Smart of you to keep the labels; you never know when you’ll want to look something up.
May 13, 2010 at 9:22 pm #693927
AimParticipantTHAT’s what those are. I have a boatload of fritillaria in my front yard and thought they were so pretty but had no idea what they were. (new-to-me house, so I don’t know half of what’s been planted til it pops up) Thank you! Now I know what to look for when I want to add some more.
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