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Best growing conditions for Fritillaria Elwesii please
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- 13 Oct, 2010
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F. elwesii is native to Pine woodlands in southern Turkey and can reasonably well in the garden, provided it's planted in very well drained, humus-rich soil - much like you would find in the leaf-litter beanth Pines in fact.
Like Bulbaholic, I would (and indeed have in the past) grown this species in an unheated greenhouse to protect from unseasonal wet weather.
18 Oct, 2010
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It is one that I would tend to grow in a pot of gritty, loam based compost in the unheated greenhouse so that I can ensure a warm, dry summer dormancy. If you try it in the garden it would like a sunny position in very well drained soil.
13 Oct, 2010