Deeproot Plant Base Online - Fritillaria meleagris

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botanical name:
Fritillaria meleagris

common name: Fritillary
family: Liliaceae

characteristics: perennial
height: 0.30m width: 0.08m
growth rate: slow
growth habit: bulb/corm
leaf colour: green
flower colour: purple
main period of interest: Spring

poisonous or irritant

growing conditions: full sun, moist soil
prefered soil pH: neutral-alkaline
minimum temperature: °C
USDA zone: 4 to 8

description:
Spring flowering bulb with narrow lance shaped leaves. Bell-shaped flowers hang downwards and have pinkish-purple or sometimes white petals with prominent chequered markings.

propagation:
From seed

usage:
Wildflower meadows, borders

other notes:
Native to Britian, but now rare in the wild.