| Description | A tall plant that forms a raceme of 7-20 dark plum to almost blackish colored flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (frit-il-AR-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | The requirements for this plant are very similar to that of F. imperalis. They need well drained soil. |
| Flowers | The pendant flowers are dark-plum to almost black, alternating up the stem on short stalks (peduncles). This type of floral inflorescence is called a raceme. They seem to start blooming before the Lilac's. |
| Fruit | seed pods |
| Leaves | The leaves are a soft-gray green, curled inward and located on the bottom 2/3's of the plant. |
| Stems | large bulbs |
| Dimensions | Reach up to 40" tall. Plant 8" deep about 2 plants per square foot. A drift of 3 planted 10-12" on center will create a stately display. |
| Maintenance | can spread by seeds |
| Propagation | bulbs |
| Native Site | Iran, Turkey, Jordan and Israel |
| Cultivar Origin | The plant has been in cultivation since 1573. |
| Author's Notes | I find this to have a very unusual flower color. To me it is a dusty, dark plum. It will almost disappear if against a dark background. |
| Notes & Reference | #57-Spring Flowering Bulbs (Dr. A.A. DeHertogh), #59-Naturalizing Bulbs (Rob Proctor), #60-The American Gardeners World of Bulbs (Judy Glattstein), #114-The Gardner’s Guide to Fritillaries (Kevin Pratt, Michael Brown) |
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