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I thought that I'd lost these........

meanie

By Meanie


I thought that I'd lost these........ (Fritillaria meleagris (Snake's head fritillary))

...........but I'd just forgotten where they were!!!



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Gorgeous...take it with you.

2 Apr, 2012

 

better to be forgetful than lost!!!
glad you found it.

2 Apr, 2012

 

For some reason mine's have ended up where I didn't plant them...I must have moved the bulbs around when I was re gigging the border. Lovely M :)

2 Apr, 2012

 

Thanks all!
Deffo a bit of a bonus, and the ones where I thought that they were are just showing too!

2 Apr, 2012

 

very nice these Meanie...

2 Apr, 2012

 

Thanks SL! Good news is that they're in a large pot so they can make the move with me!

2 Apr, 2012

amy
Amy
 

I'm glad you found it Meanie , I'm pleased to hear you have them in a pot so that you can take them with you :o)

2 Apr, 2012

 

I more tripped over them Amy, as these were not where I thought that they were!!

2 Apr, 2012

 

I lost all mine to the rabbits last year, got them back this year as I managed to block their entrance to the garden this year, I love these.

2 Apr, 2012

 

Michealla - I'm fighting a battle with Lily Beetles on mine this year.

2 Apr, 2012

 

I missed the boat here, didn't know you are moving.
My Fritillaria always surprise me too when they flower!

3 Apr, 2012

 

that's excellent then Meanie, are you taking loads with you then? i'd have to move half the garden if i moved again....

3 Apr, 2012

 

Wow very nice :))))

3 Apr, 2012

 

Lulu - just under two weeks now! Tried to buy it four years ago, but it all fell through.

SL - I'm being selective! The Aconitums come, as does the Asphodeline. My Alstromeria is lifted and raring to go, along with the Uvularia (which is almost in bloom). The wandering Campanula have had runners saved, plus a few other plants.

Thanks Mark!

3 Apr, 2012

 

i lost my uvularia B@*#£y cat's again... that aconitum was the sort of metalic blue wasn't it?

3 Apr, 2012

 

Believe it or not, I've lost my Polygonatum (Solomons Seal)!

One was the metalicy blue, plus a couple of navy blues too. Best of all, I have seedlings for A.hemsleyanum (a climber). Interested?

3 Apr, 2012

 

that would be great thanks, Really how did that die rot/sawfly?

3 Apr, 2012

 

B#ggered if I know - there was no trace of it!!
PM me in about three weeks to sort out the details SL.

3 Apr, 2012

 

how odd! Ok many thanks...

4 Apr, 2012

 

Incredible! It looks similar to a tulip. Is it?

4 Apr, 2012

 

It is of the same family (Lilaceae) as Tulips are, but Fritillaria is a distinct genus.
Lily beetles love them!

4 Apr, 2012

 

lovely fritillaries.

6 Apr, 2012

 

Thanks Linda!

6 Apr, 2012

 

All the best in your move and new garden so glad you found them again as they are a sheer delight.

7 Apr, 2012

 

Love that plant will have to get some do they like shade?

8 Apr, 2012

 

I would have thought full sun really, as in the wild they grow in grass meadows. Would probably take light shade though.

8 Apr, 2012

 

Surreylad - the polygonatum has turned up! Just not where I thought it was!!

8 Apr, 2012

 

isn't that always the way, my red Dicentra turned up as well...

8 Apr, 2012

 

I'm sure that it was somewhere else though.............

8 Apr, 2012

 

is it a fair distance away or could it have spread there and the original died off ?

8 Apr, 2012

 

Too big a tuber, so it's clearly my memory wandering!

8 Apr, 2012

 

Lol happens to the best of us ...

8 Apr, 2012

 

Glad you found them .. pretty pic :o)

8 Apr, 2012

 

Thanks Terra!

8 Apr, 2012

 

A super pic......found one today, didn't know we had any, so a nice surprise.

10 Apr, 2012

 

Thanks DD!
That was a real bonus for you!

11 Apr, 2012



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