Joy Creek Nursery

481-003D3   Fritillaria meleagris     ( Checkered lily )

Fritillaria meleagris
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Easily grown in well-draining soil. These spring ephemerals have a curious checkerboard pattern of red-purple (sometimes pure white) and a lighter shade on their pendant bells. Simple gray-green linear foliage goes summer dormant.

Spring.  Up to 12 in.

Purple flowers

Sun, Part Shade     Zones 3-8
 



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