Fritillaria that don’t quite fit on our other wiki Fritillaria pages are found here. Some of these are plants that aren’t positively identified.
Fritillaria camschatcensis occurs in both North America (northwest Canada, Alaska) and Asia (Japan). It is late blooming with whorled glossy leaves and dark purple-brown to almost black pendent bell-shaped flowers. It grows in damp places and should be grown in a shady spot that is not hot and dry in summer. Photo by John Lonsdale.
Fritillaria cf. ferganensis The plant in the photo is not identified yet. It was among bulbs grown in China and shipped by Paul Christian several years ago. This one came as F. ferganensis, but a second bulb under that name is similar to F. yuminensis. These flowers are very large, white with faint purple tessellation, and resemble those of F. pallidiflora in form. The tall stem required support. Photo by Jane McGary
Fritillaria species - 'pontica' of horticulture. In the autumn I bought Holland bulbs labeled as Fritillaria pontica, however reading up on this European species, the flowers should be green with brownish tips, and shiny green within, or all green. My plants more closely resemble F. olivieri, with the margins of the green tepals edged in brown. Possibly Fritillaria pontica is more variable than the simple descriptions indicate. Whatever it is, the fat pendant bells made a good show and held their own against more flamboyant tulips growing nearby. (True F. pontica can be recognized by the bulbs, which produce bulblets on the end of short, curved stolons, appearing quite odd compared with other species.) Photos by Mark McDonough.
Fritillaria wabuensis This very small Frit was bought from Chen Yi in China, looking much like the photo in their catalog. Chen Yi's plants are notoriously misidentified, so the identification of this fritillary needs to be verified. The flower is a small nodding bell of an unusual near black color, with undertones of red and a blue-black sheen. The flowers are yellow-green inside. Photo by Mark McDonough, taken May 3, 2004.
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