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Fritillaria meleagris 'Alba'

Fritillaria meleagris 'Alba'

Fritillaria meleagris
Snake's Head Fritillary, Snake's Head
Size
Flowering sized bulbs
Availability: Sold Out
£0.79
  • Buy 5 for £0.69 each and save 13%
  • Buy 10 for £0.59 each and save 25%
  • Buy 15 for £0.49 each and save 38%
  • Buy 20 for £0.39 each and save 51%
Quick Overview
  • Exotic bell-shaped maroon or cream pendant flowers
  • Snake-skin patterning
  • Well drained soil
  • Fully hardy
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Fritillaria meleagris, Snake's Head Fritillary is the well-known and much-loved native Fritillaria with purplish-maroon flowers that are patterned in pale purple spots like the scaled skin of a snake. It is charming and elegant and has an air of exotic beauty. One of the easiest of all Fritillarias in cultivation it requires little more than a well-drained soil and a sunny aspect.

In nature, cream flowered variations occur within the populations and this mixed selection will also include some that are cream-flowered. These cream-flowered bulbs are different from the white-flowered cultivar 'Alba' which sells at a premium.


Additional Information

Order Liliales
Family Liliaceae
Sub-Family Lilioideae
Synonyms Fritillaria contorta, Fritillaria graminifolia, Fritillaria lutea, Fritillaria major, Fritillaria meleagris var. contorta, Fritillaria meleagris subsp. meleagris, Fritillaria montana, Fritillaria pallida, Fritillaria praecox, Fritillaria tesselata, Lilium meleagris
Geographical Origin Europe, including the UK; Western Asia
Cultivation Full sun or partial shade. A deep, rich, well-drained slightly alkaline substrate of humus, sharp sand and grit. Summer heat
Eventual Height 30cm
Eventual Spread 40cm
Hardiness Hardy
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Fritillaria meleagris
Snake's Head Fritillary, Snake's Head
Size
Flowering sized bulbs
£0.79
  • Buy 5 for £0.69 each and save 13%
  • Buy 10 for £0.59 each and save 25%
  • Buy 15 for £0.49 each and save 38%
  • Buy 20 for £0.39 each and save 51%
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