Saturday, April 23, 2005

Fritillary Find?


Fritillaria meleagris, the snake's head fritillary, is a lovely spring flowering bulb. I have this bulb scattered here and there in the garden, but this spring my eye was suddenly caught by one particular pair of bulbs blooming under an azalea. The typical flower is as above, bell-shaped, with nice checking. This one pair of bulbs had much more open flowers, of a deep, rich mahogany red, with very heavy substance, and very heavy checking; a VERY striking flower. I have looked on-line, and there are a few selected clones of this plant available, but I see nothing similar to what is growing here. Could I have something special growing? Time will tell. Posted by Hello

// posted by IBOY @ 8:49 PM
Comments:
You just might have something good. I read an article once about what it costs to get a plant patented, and it was over 2 grand back then.
# posted by Blogger Kathy : May 12, 2005
 
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