Fritillaria sinica S. C. Chen

Description: Another shot of this peculiar plant bought from Cotswolds a few years back. Can anyone confirm this id, or not?. Date: 4 March 2013, 16:04. Source: Fritillaria sinica Pink speckled form?. Author: peganum from Small Dole, England.

Description: A little further out.. Date: 7 March 2013, 09:29. Source: Fritillaria sinica Pink form?. Author: peganum from Small Dole, England.

Description: Particularly remarkable for doing so well (and increasing) in my rather random raised bed. Clearly a very tough plant indeed. Date: 9 March 2013, 11:12. Source: Fritillaria sinica Pink form?. Author: peganum from Small Dole, England.

Description: I was surprised when this arrived. Ordering from Cotswold Garden Flowers can be a bit of a lucky dip - you never know which of the things you've ordered will arrive (and the rare stuff sells out quickly). I was especially amazed given the reasonable price. Now all i have to do is get it to live. It's mentioned nowhere in my library and Googling it has been inconclusive. If anybody has any tips I'd be grateful. Date: 4 March 2011, 15:34. Source: Fritillaria sinica pink form. Author: peganum from Henfield, England.

Description: I'm very excited about this one. It doesn't look like much yet but I didn't expect ever to see it again. I got it from Cotswold's last year for a fiver. Had no idea what to expect or what conditions it might like. I put it in the sunny raised bed and the slugs promptly took the top off it. So I thought that was that. Apparently not - this year two strong new shoots and a couple of little ones besides! The only picture I've found shows a pink tessellated white bell so should be well worth looking at. I'll keep you posted. Note the slug pellets. Date: 26 February 2012, 16:33. Source: Fritillaria sinica speckled Pink form?. Author: peganum from Small Dole, England.

Description: Fritillaria sinica Pink form?. Date: 9 March 2013, 11:14. Source: Fritillaria sinica Pink form?. Author: peganum from Small Dole, England.

Description: or at least that's what the label said when I got it from Cotswold's a few years back, flowering for the first time. Do you think it's supposed to look like that - with the bud pointing upwards among the leaves? That bud is nearly 2ins long btw. Any ideas what it is? It seems happy enough but very odd. Date: 3 March 2013, 12:38. Source: Fritillaria sinica pink speckled form?. Author: peganum from Small Dole, England.

Description: Finally fully out and completely fantastic. Date: 9 March 2013, 11:15. Source: Fritillaria sinica Pink form?. Author: peganum from Small Dole, England.

Description: I was thinking that 'pink' was perhaps a bit of an exaggeration but actually I'd now describe it as red. The camera really doesn't do the colour justice. Date: 9 March 2013, 09:40. Source: Fritillaria sinica Pink form?. Author: peganum from Small Dole, England.

Description: Fritillaria sinica Pink form?. Date: 9 March 2013, 09:41. Source: Fritillaria sinica Pink form?. Author: peganum from Small Dole, England.

Description: And little further.. Still don't know for sure what this is. Can anyone confirm?. Date: 7 March 2013, 09:30. Source: Fritillaria sinica Pink form?. Author: peganum from Small Dole, England.