"Jess N" wrote in message
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beccabunga;868747 Wrote:
T&M were at one time one of the best seed merchants. Sadly they have
fallen off badly in the past decade and have expanded into plug plants
and such. I stopped buying their seed some time back when either I had
poor generation or what came up was not what was expected.

I would not myself buy bulbs or corms from them, however good the
"offer"
but go to the specialist bulb growers for these. In any case with
snakeshead fritillaries it is far better to wait till the spring, buy
your plants in flower and then plant them "in the green". They usually
set seed fairly freely. I have had good bargains from garden centres
selling off potted flowering bulbs when the flowers are finished.

I will buy them 'in the green' next time then, that does sound more
sensible.

In the mean time, if my bulbs do arrive soon does anyone know if it is
in-time to plant them?


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Jess N


Yes, you must plant them, Jess, and as soon as possible. Fritillaria
meleagris doesn't like to dry out - but don't drench them either. They
prefer a dampish field environment in the wild but, so long as you water
them in, they should be all right at this time of year. Mine, planted in
improved clay, do dry out very occasionally and seem to withstand this, but
would not like it for very long.

Spider