Fritillaria hybrids
Antennaria@aol.com (Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:21:58 PDT)

Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net writes re: Fritillaria hybrids:

Hi Jane et al,

I've been wanting to post a message to this forum, regarding young bulbs that
you sell. Basically, I'm delighted by the chance to get young
undersized-as-advertised bulbs for a great discount price... the subsequent success rate has
been strong and I urge others to take advantage of the opportunity. For
example, I did receive Fritillaria biflora "grayana" from you; a dozen small
bulblets. Now, in their 3rd year, all sprouting frits look good, and four out of
12 are budded up. In a week or so I should be able to post images, and maybe
you can tell me whether the seed hybridized or not!

The Fritillaria pudica young bulbs you sold, for a very few $, have
resurfaced every year looking bigger and stronger each year. No blooms this year, the
2nd or 3rd year, but there are 36 strong shoots in a small patch, so I have
visions of a nice patch of dainty yellow bells one day. I can wait.

Please keep offering young bulbs for sale... they do just fine and offer a
terrific way to get some of the finest rare bulb species around, but for very
reasonable $. Also just starting into flower, again from your bulbs, is Frit.
crassifolia kurdica.. a miniature gem. I'm so pleased to have frits that keep
coming back and doing well.

Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5
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