New Fritillaria imperialis hybrids
Paul Cumbleton via pbs (Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:06:03 PDT)

Jim,

Yes these are the hybrids you remember reading about. The Rascals series was
created by crossbreeding Fritillaria imperialis with F. eduardii var.
inodora and/or F. raddeana. The Fantasy series has similar ancestry. The
breeding work has been done by Willem Wietsma of VOF de Keizerskroon nursery
in the Netherlands, who has been breeding and selecting Fritillaria
cultivars since 1978.

Kind regards

Paul Cumbleton

Somerset, U.K.

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