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Fritillaria meleagris 'Guinea Hen Fritillary'

Submitted by RonsGarden on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 13:56

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Fritillaria meleagris 'Guinea Hen Fritillary'

Good spring blooming bulb for naturalizing!

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Prefers sun, but does just

Submitted by RonsGarden on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 23:10.

Prefers sun, but does just as well in partial sun.

Not fussy as to soil as long as it drains well and has some orgainic matter worked in.

I noticed today that they are up a few inches with arching flower buds forming.

They grow 12" -14" high.

They start growing in early April and disappear after blooming, leaving just the flower stalk with one or two seed cases to develop and ripen.

They do not require dividing though you might like to dig them up every couple of years, so you can ammend the soil. Then replant at the same depth.

From seed they take 3-4 yrs to develop from seedling to flowering size bulb.

Ron ~ zone 6b ~ Ontario

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Wow! Love the Guinea Hen Fritillary!!!!!!!!!!!

Submitted by mawnature on Sat, 04/19/2008 - 07:36.

Ron, thanks for posting this Fritillary! It's so unusual! The color is awesome, besides the fact it naturalizes. Could you possibly post more info about it such as shade/sun; damp/wet/dry; height; easy or difficult to grow; etc, etc. Thanks, maw

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I'm trying to create a

Submitted by RonsGarden on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 12:44.

I'm trying to create a colony of them so I'm letting them go to seed and have been sowing them. They are cool spring bloomer and pretty much disappear by the end of June with just the seed cases left to ripen! Once they open I scatter the seeds around the area I have them growing.

Sorry I cannot send you bulbs across the US border. Though I might be able to sneak some seeds across through the mail in a plain white envelop. Instead of SASE we could work out some type of seed trade!!

Ron ~ zone 6b ~ Ontario

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Forgot aboot that!

Submitted by DizzyDaffodil on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 13:14.

Drat - would love to try some seeds though! Bubble envelopes do just fine going to/from Canada too, have done seeds trades with Northern neighbors before. Customs just wants anything sent to have the actual latin name as well as the common name on the packet.

Ron, let me know if you really would like to trade for any of my seeds.

DizzyD %-}

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