Scientific Name
Fritillaria michailovskyi Fomin
Common Name(s)
Michael's Flower, Michailovski Fritillary, Fritillary
Scientific Classification
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Origin
This species is native to mountainous areas of northeastern Turkey.
Flower
Color: Purplish-brown and yellow
Bloom Time: Early summer
Description
Fritillaria michailovskyi is a bulbous perennial with grey-green lance-shaped leaves and 1 to 4 nodding, broadly bell-shaped terminal flowers. It grows up to 8 inches (20 cm) tall.
The flowers are up to 1.2 inches (3 cm) long, with deep purplish-brown, yellow-tipped tepals, and appear in early summer.
How to Grow and Care
Hardiness: USDA hardiness zone 4a to 8b: from -30°F (-34.4°C) to 20°F (-6.7°C).
Unusual and hardy, Fritillaria bulbs perform best when planted in moist soil in a sunny to part-shade location in the flower bed. Wildflower Fritillaria lilies are an excellent choice for gardeners who want out-of-the-ordinary specimens among more common spring-blooming bulbs.
Growing Fritillaria may reach 4 feet (1.2 m) or more in spring. Use wildflower Fritillarias as specimens, in groupings, or as an addition to a traditional bulb bed.
Be prepared to plant bulbs as soon as they arrive. Plant larger bulbs with the base about 5 inches (12.5 cm) below the soil surface, while smaller Fritillaria bulbs should be planted about 3 inches (7.5 cm) down. Plant bulbs in well-drained soil and keep it moist until the root system is established.
Fritillaria bulbs resist deer, squirrels, and bulb-digging rodents and may help protect other bulbs that are favorites of the critters.
See more at How to Grow and Care for Fritillaria Bulbs.
Links
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