General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Mesic
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Type has deep purple-brown flowers sometimes speckled with yellow. There is also a less-common yellow form.
Underground structures: Bulb
Resistances: Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Other: Scale bulblet propagation
Pollinators: Flies

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Common names
  • Kamchatka Lily
  • Black Lily
  • Kamchatka Fritillary
  • Black Sarana
  • Chocolate Lily
  • Indian Rice
  • Fritillary
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Fritillaria camschatcensis
  • Synonym: Fritillaria camschatcensis subsp. alpina
  • Unknown: Fritillaria camschatcensis subsp. camschatcensis

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Location: Barlow Pass, Washington
Date: 2014-07-02
On a hike to Kelcema Lake
Location: Chelsea Flower Show, London, UK. 
Date: 2023-05-27
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-06-14

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
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Location: Barlow Pass, Washington
Date: 2014-07-02
On a hike to Kelcema Lake

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-12-07
Photo by robertduval14

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-12-07
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-06-14
Location: Seward Alaska
Date: 2009-02-13
Chocolate Lily

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