Snakes Head Fritillary | Fritillaria meleagris
Amazing chequered blooms
The Highlights
- Unique chequered mulberry purple and white bell-shaped flowers which hang from slender stems amid grass-like blue-green leaves
- Spring flowering from April to May
- An eyecatching low maintenance, low growing perennial
- Loves to grow in wet ground, beds, borders and containers
- A UK native which is fully hardy througout the British Isles
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
The Highlights
- Unique chequered mulberry purple and white bell-shaped flowers which hang from slender stems amid grass-like blue-green leaves
- Spring flowering from April to May
- An eyecatching low maintenance, low growing perennial
- Loves to grow in wet ground, beds, borders and containers
- A UK native which is fully hardy througout the British Isles
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Care Guide
Excellent pest and disease resistance
No serious issues with pests or diseases MORE
Keep well watered
Needs a permanently wet soil - do not allow soil to dry out, watering well if planted in a border.
Full sun to partial shade
Grows best in full sun but will be fine with some partial shade
Any moist, well-drained soil
Any permanently moist or waterlogged soil - loam is ideal.
Feeding not required
No need to feed - this plant gets all the nutrients it needs from the soil. ?v=1613300718
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- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower