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From Start to flowering of a fritillaria

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as i have so many different stage photo’s i thought i’d bang this one out mainly for reference but also because i like them to… to start then

the star of the show making it’s entrance….

maybe a bit shy to start….

slowly starting to get my courage….

Ahhh there it is :-)

starting to get it’s colour now

it’s a bit like a butterfly waiting to emerge :-)

more and more colour

getting darker colour

hey i like this colour :-))

more shape

starting to open

Here i am ……

Hey !!! no looking up there…..

ok you can see my petals then….

Ok who to the colour !!!

these two are slightly different…

i put these in the lawn last year….

and to finish my favourite Frit, but in Monocrome,,,

thanks for looking and we hope you liked it :-))

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Wonderful blog SL I lvoe them..mine all died or got eaten by mice! Nice to see it bloom in the sunshine too :)))

20 Mar, 2012

 

Wonderful blog SL I lvoe them..mine all died or got eaten by mice! Nice to see it bloom in the sunshine too :)))

20 Mar, 2012

 

Fantastic blog Surreylad, waiting for mine to flower.

20 Mar, 2012

 

thanks Pixi. yes the mice do love them :-))
Thanks Popedot, i'll look forward to your pics :-)

20 Mar, 2012

 

A fantastic series of photos there SL - well done!

20 Mar, 2012

 

And very beautiful it is, well done .

20 Mar, 2012

 

This is almost a film :)

20 Mar, 2012

 

Lovely shots there SL....mines are still looking like shot 2! Gorgeous little things :)

20 Mar, 2012

 

Great stuff Surreylad - do very much like Snakeheads :))))))))))))))))

20 Mar, 2012

 

thanks everyone for your lovely comments :-))
me to Paul :-))

20 Mar, 2012

 

These pics from this year? Mine are just about to flower, perhaps 1 week away.

20 Mar, 2012

 

yes Kildermorie they are nearly all open apart from a few i planted later to prolong the flower period... they are lovely bulbs :-))

20 Mar, 2012

 

love frits too, i must check on mine tomorrow.

20 Mar, 2012

 

Do you grow a lot of alpine type plants Slad? Lovely fritillaria 'story'!

20 Mar, 2012

 

hope yours are doing well to SBG...
Thanks Karen, yes i grow a range of alpine and bulb plants, plus hardy/warm orchids... :-)

20 Mar, 2012

 

Oooh, Slad, I grew Epipactis Gigantea last year..can't wait to see if they will return this year! :)) They are beautiful. I also grow some little hardy orchids in my wet border. I would love some of the hardy orchids with purple flowers...still to find some of those. I actually know where to get them, but it's getting there at the right time that's the problem. I should email them and ask for some. They have them at Branklyn Gardens in Perth. They have a really big scree bed there with lots of lovely little things. I hope to get there this year, didn't manage last.

21 Mar, 2012

 

A lovely succession of photos :o) The monochrome ones were different but nice to see aswell ...

21 Mar, 2012

 

Your right Karen they are lovely little plants, mine never flowered last year but i have noticed they are starting to poke their heads through...although no sign of my Cypripedium reginae yet although it is still early....what purple one is it ?

21 Mar, 2012

 

thanks Hywel the monochrome was just a play, i was doing sepia first but unhappy with it :-/

21 Mar, 2012

 

They are gorgeous, mine have all gone walkabout, seeing these lovely pics makes me want to have some more but have to put them somewhere else...

23 Mar, 2012

 

Thanks, yes i love them, i had some yellow Fritillaria Pudica as well but the mice ate them and left these... rascals :-)

23 Mar, 2012

 

Nice series of photos. Now we're getting the garden slowly sorted I might try that.

26 Mar, 2012

 

Thanks Crv good luck :-)

26 Mar, 2012

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