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Expertly Grown In The UK
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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

Snakes Head Fritillary | Fritillaria meleagris

Amazing chequered blooms
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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

Know Your Plant

Supplied as:

Plant in 1L Aquatic Pot
Our 1L+ pond plants are supplied in Aquatic Pots which have a mesh-like structure allowing you to plant them straight into your pond. The pot maintains the root structure as it enters the water, but allows the plants to root out into the underlying soil.
3 Plants in 1L Aquatic Pots

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

30-40cm

Eventual spread:

5-7cm
Spreads to between 5-7cm within 2-5 years
5-7cm
Spreads to between 5-7cm within 2-5 years

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Mulberry purple, cotton white
Chequered mulberry purple and cortton white
Mulberry purple, cotton white
Chequered mulberry purple and cortton white

Habit:

Upright
Slender stems rising from grass-like leaves
Upright
Slender stems rising from grass-like leaves

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

7cm
Position plants at least 7cm apart to allow for spreading

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

For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page

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