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Fritillaria persica 'Purple Dynamite'

This is a romper when compared to the matt, silver-leaved species, Fritillaria persica which needs a good hot spring to flower well. There were groves of this at the Keukenhof too last spring.
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Details:

Position
Container Garden
Soil
Broad Tolerance
Flowers
April - May
Height
90cm (36in)
Common name
Persian Lily
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

This is a romper when compared to the matt, silver-leaved species, Fritillaria persica which needs a good hot spring to flower well. We have found this new hybrid much more reliable, easy to grow and magnificent, with its shiny flowers and leaves. There were groves of this at the Keukenhof too last spring.

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.