| Pronunciation | (frit-il-AR-ee-uh) |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | dry in summer, average other times |
| Soil & Site | well drained, native soil is loose gritty loam |
| Temperature | need cold winters to help flower production |
| Flowers | box shaped pendulent bells, carried singley |
| Dimensions | 6-12 inches tall |
| Maintenance | planted shallow at 2-3 inches 5 inches apart, 4-5 per square foot, will naturalize if they like the site |
| Propagation | seeds, division, bubblets |
| Native Site | Turkey |
| Cultivar Origin | Originally discovered by Michailovski in 1904, than rediscovered by Mathew and Tomilson in Turkey. |
| Notes & Reference | #114-The Gardner’s Guide to Fritillaries (Kevin Pratt, Michael Brown) |
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