This striking Fritillary is quite different from its cousins. Wide, strap-shaped leaves grow basally to 7 inches long, about 1/5 the height of the plant. A stiff, strong, dark green to brown flowerstalk holds up a cluster of flowers, and […]

This striking Fritillary is quite different from its cousins. Wide, strap-shaped leaves grow basally to 7 inches long, about 1/5 the height of the plant. A stiff, strong, dark green to brown flowerstalk holds up a cluster of flowers, and […]

This striking Fritillary is quite different from its cousins. Wide, strap-shaped leaves grow basally to 7 inches long, about 1/5 the height of the plant. A stiff, strong, dark green to brown flowerstalk holds up a cluster of flowers, and […]

F. graeca is a perennial with alternate broadly lance-shaped, glaucous,gray-green leaves, upper leaves being more narrow. The flowers are borne on stalks. Each stalk bears singular, rarely 2 to 3, broadly, bell-shaped, pendant, deep green flowers, strongly checkered with brownish-purple. […]

F. eduardii is a perennial with whorls of narrow, lance-shaped, glossy, bright, medium-green leaves. The flowers are borne on stalks, up to 4 inches in height. Each stalk bears crowded umbrels of broadly, bell-shaped, pendant, 2 inches long, bright orange-red […]

F. delphinensis is a perennial with alternate linear, lance-shaped, glaucous, gray-green leaves. Each stem bears singular, broadly, bell-shaped flowers, 2 inch long, gray-purple, outside and white within, with purple-brown checkering. Native to the French and Italian Alps. The large, skunky-smelling […]

F. davissi is a perennial with opposite, broadly lance-shaped, gray-green, mainly basal, leaves. The flowers are borne on stalks. Each stalk bears 1 to 3, broadly, bell-shaped, pendant pale green flowers, often yellow margined tepals and brown or black checkering. […]

F. crassifolia is a variable perennial with alternate lance-shaped, gray-green leaves. The flowers are borne on stalks. Each stalk bears 1 to 3, broadly, bell-shaped, pendant pale green flowers, usually with faint brown checkering. They are up to 1 inch […]

F. cirrbosa is a perennial with whorls of linear, gray-green leaves. The upper leaves have tendril-like tips. The flowers are borne on stalks. Each stalk bears singular, sometimes 2-3, broadly, bell-shaped, pendant pale green flowers, sometimes tinged with black to […]

F. chitralensis is an upright perennial with whorls of ovate, medium to light green leaves. The flowers are borne on stalks. Each stalk may have open umbels of 4-5 cone-shaped, pendant bright yellow flowers. They are 1 1/2 inches long. […]