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<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/fritillaria-or-fritillary-flowers/">Click here to read the article in full</a> <p><a title="Fritillaria pallidiflora " href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hortoris/4406204559/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4406204559_b46d57d62a.jpg" alt="Fritillary" width="375" height="500" /></a></p> <p>Fritillaria is a genius genus of over 100 <a title="species" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/species/">species</a> of bulbs from the lily family with an attractive and graceful habit. They generally grow about 4-12 inches in height and have pendulous bell shaped <a title="flowers" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/flowers/">flowers</a> of yellow, orange, purple, green or white in the spring. they often have a chequered green or brown colouring.</p> <p>In Germany this handsome flower is also called Lapwing-egg, Chess Flower and Boardgame Flower (in German I suppose) Some common English names include Fritillary, Toad lily, Snake’s Head Fritillary, Guinea hen flower and Crown Imperial.</p> <ul> <li>If these Fritillaria are grown from seeds sown fresh they will yield more bulbs than one would have obtained from offsets of the old bulbs but they can be slow to produce plants of flowering size.</li> </ul> <ul> <li> Many of the species are suitable for the frame or <a title="Alpine" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/alpine/">Alpine</a> house but are also grown in borders and grass (Fritillaria meleagris the <a href="http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/growing-fritillaries-snake-head/">Snake’s Head</a> is seen like this in Magdalen College Oxford).</li> </ul> <ul> <li> Other species to look out for include the small Fritillaria tubiformis and its hybrids, Fritillaria verticillata with white bells on a taller plant and Fritillaria camschatcensis (the Black Sarana) with a very dark maroon almost black flower.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Crown imperial or Kaiser’s Crown Fritillaria imperialis can grow to an imposing 3 feet and is best planted at least 10″ deep.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>For information on Fratillaria gentneri see the <a href="http://centerforplantconservation.net/collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=1959">National collection of imperiled plants</a></li> </ul> <div style="display: none">VN:F [1.6.3_896]</div><div class="ratingblock"><div class="ratingblock "><div class="ratingheader ">Rate this Article</div><div class="ratingstars "><div id="article_rater_32369" class="ratepost gdsr-soft gdsr-size-24"><div class="starsbar gdsr-size-24"><div class="gdouter gdheight"><div id="gdr_vote_a32369" style="width: 0px;" class="gdinner gdheight"></div><div id="gdr_stars_a32369" class="gdsr_rating_as"><a id="gdsrX32369X5X0XaXarticle_rater_32369Xarticle_loader_32369X10X24" title="5 / 5" class="s5" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX32369X4X0XaXarticle_rater_32369Xarticle_loader_32369X10X24" title="4 / 5" class="s4" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX32369X3X0XaXarticle_rater_32369Xarticle_loader_32369X10X24" title="3 / 5" class="s3" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX32369X2X0XaXarticle_rater_32369Xarticle_loader_32369X10X24" title="2 / 5" class="s2" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX32369X1X0XaXarticle_rater_32369Xarticle_loader_32369X10X24" title="1 / 5" class="s1" rel="nofollow"></a></div></div></div></div><div id="article_loader_32369" style="display: none; width: 120px; " class="ratingloader article"><div class="loader flower " style="height: 24px"><div class="loaderinner" style="padding-top: 2px">please wait...</div></div></div></div><div class="ratingtext "><div id="gdr_text_a32369">Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div></div></div></div>
