Monday, May 15, 2006
Fritillary Pontica And Camschatcensis
Fritillary pontica is another one of those fritillaries that is subtle to the point of invisibility; the flowers are pale green with maroon edging, overall becoming slightly pinker as the flowers age. The foliage is a typical elegant lanceolate gray-green. It likes early moisture, then drier in dormancy, with very light shade; I have it planted in front of some deciduous azaleas. It is native from Turkey through the Balkans. The Pontic Mountains are just south of the Black Sea, and the ancient Greek kingdom of Pontos encompassed this area of western Turkey. Fritillaria pontica again is one of the easier fritillaries; not quite uva-vulpis easy, but it will persist and multiply slowly if happy.
// posted by IBOY @ 8:02 AM 
