Fritillaria
How to Propagate
and Grow Successfully

Fritillaria originate from Europe, Asia, the Mediterranean and North America and are a genus of perennial spring flowering bulbous gardening plants.

Leaves are lance shape, green to mid green.

Flowers are red, yellow, purple, or reddish orange. Some are two coloured or mottled.

Flowers form solitary or in umbels, in racemes or in umbels with bracts which form a crown like appearance.

Flowers are bell shaped.

Essential info

Genus: Fritillaria

Family: Liliaceae

Species: Acmopetala.

Common Names: Fritillary, Snakes Head Fritillary.

Classification: Bulb.

Height: 35cm (14inches).

Flowering: Throughout spring.

Where to plant info

This is one of the most attractive flowers that appear in spring.

Fritillary are an excellent gardening plant for spring flowering beds and borders. They mix well with most other plants.

Where: Grow fritillary in spring flowering borders or beds.

Species like the Snakes Head Fritillary are ideal for growing in woodland gardens which receive some sun.

They are perfect for growing in containers.

Site: They prefer full sun.

They will also do well in partial shade.

Soil: Any rich, moist but free draining soil.

Propagation info By seed in autumn.

Best germination temperature: 40 deg F.

Time from sowing to germination: 3 months onwards.

They are very slow to germinate, so be patient.

How to sow seeds….. read more

Or propagate by offsets in autumn or winter.

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