Fritillaria raddeana ( Fritillary )

F. raddeana is a robust perennial with whorled or alternate, lance-shaped leaves, with a lustrous, pale green color. Each stalk may bear umbels of 5 or 6, occasionally to 20, broadly, bell-shaped, nodding, greenish-cream or pale yellow flowers, up to […]

Fritillaria pyrenaica ( Fritillary )

F. pyrenaica is a perennial with alternate lance-shaped, glaucous, gray-green leaves. Each stalk bears singular, rarely paired, broadly, bell-shaped, 1 1/2 inches, deep brownish-purple, occasionally yellow flowers, strongly checkered with yellow-green within the tepal. Native to Pyrenees. The large, skunky-smelling […]

Fritillaria pudica ( Yellow Fritillary )

F. pudica is a perennial with alternate upper, narrow lance-shaped, slightly glaucous, mid-green leaves, lower leaves being opposite. The flowers are borne on stalks. Each stalk bears flowers that are singular or in pairs, narrow, bell-shaped, pendant, golden to orange-yellow, […]

Fritillaria pontica ( Fritillary )

F. pontica is a perennial with opposite or subopposite, lance-shaped to ovate lance-shaped, glaucous, gray-green leaves. The highest leaves are in a whorl of 3 above the flowers. Each stalk bears one, sometimes paired, broadly, bell-shaped, pendant pale green flowers, […]

Fritillaria persica ( Fritillary )

F. persica is a robust perennial with sturdy, upright stems bearing alternate, lance-shaped leaves, with a glaucous, gray-green color. The flowers are borne along stalks. Each may have up to 30, conical, narrow, bell-shaped, pendant, greenish-brown to deep purple flowers, […]

Fritillaria persica ( Adiyaman )

‘Adiyaman’ is a robust perennial with sturdy, upright stems bearing alternate, lance-shaped leaves, with a glaucous, gray-green color. This cultivar is taller, up to 5 inches in height, and more free flowering than the species. The flowers are borne along […]

Fritillaria pallidiflora ( Fritillary )

F. pallidiflora is a robust perennial with opposite or alternate, broadly lance-shaped leaves, with a glaucous, gray-green color. The flowers are borne on stalks and have a slightly unpleasant odor. Each stalk may have up to 6, rarely 9 or […]

Fritillaria oranensis ( Fritillary )

F. oranensis is a perennial with opposite linear, mid-green leaves. The flowers are borne on stalks. Each stalk bears 1 to 3, broadly, bell-shaped, pendant, 1 1/2 inches long, green flowers, checkered with purplish-brown at the margins and a whorl […]

Fritillaria nigra of gardens ( Fritillary )

F. nigra of gardens is a perennial with alternate lance-shaped, glaucous, gray-green leaves. Each stalk bears singular, rarely paired, broadly, bell-shaped, 1 1/2 inches, deep brownish-purple, occasionally yellow flowers, strongly checkered with yellow-green within the tepal. Native to Pyrenees. The […]

Fritillaria messanensis ( Fritillary )

F. messanensis is a perennial with opposite linear, mid-green leaves. The flowers are borne on stalks. Each stalk bears 1 to 3, broadly, bell-shaped, pendant, 1 1/2 inches long, green flowers, checkered with purplish-brown at the margins and a whorl […]