Fritillaria persica 'Green Dreams'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
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
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- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
Product details
- Type
- Perennial (grown as an annual)
- Position
- Container Garden, Border (Middle)
- 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.
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.
Flowering Time
March - April