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Fritillaria persica 'Green Dreams'

Fritillaria persica 'Green Dreams'

I saw groves of something looking very like this in the grassy hills of northern Jordan in Spring 2019 and have been wanting to grow a persica-style fritillary as wonderful ever since.
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DELIVERY INFORMATION
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Details:

Type
Perennial (grown as an annual)
Position
Border (Middle), Container Garden
Soil
Broad Tolerance
Flowers
March - April
Height
90cm (36in)
Moisture
Well-drained
Aspect
Full Sun
Cultivation
Dig a hole 4 times as deep as the bulb is high, the deeper the better as this will make stronger plants less likely to snap and more reliably perennial. Position on a bed of grit, on their side and backfill with plenty of grit to aid drainage.

Description

A pagoda fritillary from the dry country in the Middle East, I saw groves of something looking very like this in the grassy hills of northern Jordan in Spring 2019 and have been wanting to grow a persica-style fritillary as wonderful ever since. We’ve now trialled this for enough years to know it flowers reliably unlike many in the persica group.

Care Tips

Choose a suitable location in a border that will get plenty of warm sunlight in summer, they love scorched and free-draining soil. After flowering has ended, wait until the leaves and stem turn yellow, after which it can be cut off at the base.