On 04 Jun 2003 10:33:23 GMT, (IntarsiaCo) wrote:

F. assyriaca and F. uva-vulpis *are* the same,

According to IPNI, they are not the same species and are not synonyms.

Hi,

Paul Christian of "Rare Plants" says this as their caption for
Fritillaria assyriaca melanthera
http://www.rareplants.co.uk/fritilla/index.htm
"OS 764 This is the true species and NOT F. assyriaca of horticulture
(which is F.*uva-vulpis). *Slender stems with narrow, silvery leaves and
1-4 reflexed flowers covered with grape-like ‘bloom’. *Internally these are
green-yellow with very unusual black anthers. *Happy outside in a raised
sunny bed and a remarkably different species."

Respect

Hussein
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