Fritillaria meleagris - pot 9x9 cm
Dutch name: lapwing flower
€2.32 per unit (incl. vat)
Product information "Fritillaria meleagris - pot 9x9 cm"
- Pot size: 9x9 cm
- Floral color: purple, pink
- Floral shape: bell-shaped with striking pattern
- Winter hardy
- Insect attractor
Fritillaria meleagris is a striking bulbous plant. Its bell-shaped flowers have a purple-pink color and striking chequerboard pattern that looks somewhat like a snakeskin. This bloomer brings color to your border during the spring months of April & May. The flower is also enjoyed by butterflies & bees.
Plant Features:
- Flower color: purple, pink
- Flowering period: April-May
- Hardy: yes
- Evergreen: no
- Leaf color: grey green
- Leaf shape: narrow, long leaves
- Height: 0.1-0.5 m (mature plants after 2-5 years)
- Diseases: good disease resistance
- Family: Liliaceae
- Dutch name: Kievitsbloem
Soil & location:
- Position: full sun, semi shade
- Soil: permeable, humus-rich soil. Suitable for sand, loam and light clay soil
- Application: cottage garden, flower border, rock garden, coastal garden
Planting density:
- Number per m²: 8 to 12 pieces
Product specifications
| Application / use plant: | Rock plant |
|---|---|
| Average number per m²: | 38 |
| Bloom Month: | April, May |
| Bloom color: | White, Violet |
| Branches / bark: | Unknown - n/a |
| Dutch plant name: | Kievitsbloem, Wilde kievitsbloem |
| English plant name: | Chequered Lily, Fritillary, Guinea-hen Flower, Leper Lily, Snake's Head Fritillary, Snake's-head Lily, Snakehead Fritillary |
| Flower color - details: | White or purple with veins |
| French plant name: | Fritillaire |
| Frost hardiness - details: | Very good (-29 till -23°c), usda zone 5 |
| Frost resistance: | Extrême winter hardiness |
| Fruit: | Unknown - n/a |
| Full grown plant height: | 20-30 cm |
| German plant name: | Gewöhnliche Schachblume, Kaiserkrone, Kiebitzei, Schachblume, Schachbrettblume |
| Growth habit : | Rising |
| Growth habit - details: | Rising |
| Humidity/Soil: | Moist soil, Wet - swampy soil |
| Humidity/Soil - details: | No drying out soil |
| Latin plant family: | Liliaceae |
| Leaf / Foliage: | Green |
| Leaf / foliage - details: | Deciduous, greygreen, ribbon-shaped |
| Location: | Reasonable sun |
| Location - details: | Sun till half-shade |
| Minimum growing height (in cm): | 20 |
| Plant characteristic: | Toxic, Indigenous |
| Plant family: | Lily family |
| Planting distance: | 25-50 pieces per m² (14-20 cm apart) |
| Pruning period: | April, June |
| Synonym / Trade name: | Fritillaria graminifolia |
| Winter foliage: | Losing leaf |
| maximal growth height (in cm): | 30 |
| type of crop: | Bulbous/ tuberous plant |
| type of soil: | Normal soil |
| type of soil / ground - details: | Any good garden soil |
| Package dimensions: | 10L x 11W x 24.25H cm |
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