15 Mar
2007
Fritillaria imperialis ‘Rubra’
In a typical year, the highlight of yesterday's discussions among staff members would have been news of the first magnolia blossom of the year. That always happy-event was overshadowed by a different topic: the theft of a crown imperial, Fritillaria imperialis. From what I've been able to determine, it was the last remaining individual of this species in the garden. It is even more discouraging to note that this theft will likely have killed the plant, as it was only a few weeks from flowering (one of the worst times to attempt a transplant; in general, fritillarias do not like to be .........
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