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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Fragrant
Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Other: Scale bulblet propagation
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Crown Imperial Fritillary
  • Crown Imperial Fritillaria
Also sold as:
  • Fritillaria imperialis 'Maxima'
  • Fritillaria imperialis 'Maxima Rubra'

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Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-26
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-04-04
Uploaded by pinkiris

photo credit: Henry Heatly
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2014-07-26
You can see the fleshy roots after dieback.

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2014-07-26
It is a little disconcerting that the bulb can often have a hole
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Yorkshirelass On April 1, 2011 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Did not survive harsh winter
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