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| Description | Similar to the more popular, showy Crown Fritillaria. |
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| Pronunciation | (frit-il-AR-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | open soil, screes |
| Flowers | florets: star shaped, pendulous, slender 2 inch pedicle, light primrose yellow with a light green tinge, found on the terminal end of a stalk with leaves forming a pineapple appearance, musky fragrance |
| Leaves | alternate, dark green, lanceolate leaves, large rounded bulb, forms a single stalk |
| Dimensions | 20-30 inches tall |
| Maintenance | plant 1 per square foot |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey. |
| Cultivar Origin | First listed in 1909. |
| Notes & Reference | #114-The Gardner’s Guide to Fritillaries (Kevin Pratt, Michael Brown) |
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