Fritillaria recurva
Mary Sue Ittner (Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:27:22 PDT)

I ordered seed from Ron Ratko, planted it in 1999. Some came up the
first year and more the second. For years I babied them without any
luck so finally planted them in a pot in a raised bed with other
things and forgot about them. I was therefore surprised when at least
one of them bloomed in 2009. But if there is still a bulb or two left
I wouldn't know as that was the only time. But I'm not very
successful with keeping native Fritillaria going. I do much better
with other California native genera.

Mary Sue

Rich asked

Has anyone had experience propagating Fritillaria recurva from
seed? Does it grow well in cultivation and garden plantings? Years
to first bloom?

Mary Sue Ittner
California's North Coast
Wet mild winters with occasional frost
Dry mild summers