I have grown seeds from single bulbs of F. raddeana, F ariana, and F crassifolia, probably others too. Young bulbs will rarely self, and self pollination is not reliable, but it can certainly happen in Fritillaria. Peter (UK) On 28 March 2017 at 00:25, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> wrote: In addition, Fritillaria seem to be self-sterile, so if Uli is self-pollinating his special plant, fertile seeds will not form.