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Fritillaria aurea |
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Below: F. aurea large form
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Cultivation: This is a beautiful species, with large showy
nodding flowers. For best results it is best grown in the alpine
house or bulb frame, in a gritty, free draining compost, where the
flowers can be protected.
Botanical Description: Bulb: Up to 2cm diameter, with a few thick scales, usually with many small bulblets. Stem: 4-15cm in height, with a smooth stem. Leaves: Usually 5-8, the lowest alternate 3.5-8cm in length, up to 2.5cm wide, glaucous, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate. Flowers: Solitary, nodding, broadly campanulate, golden yellow, sometimes with reddish brown tessalations. Segments: Outer segments 2-5cm long, up to 1cm wide, ovate to oblong; inner segments up to 2cm wide, obtuse. Nectaries: Green, ovate or triangular, about 2cm in diameter, at the angle of the bell. Style: 8-12mm long, trifid, each branch up to 3mm long, glabrous. Capsule: Not winged. Flowering time: III-V Habitat: North facing rock ledges and late snow patch hollows, usually on limestone formations; juniper forests. Distribution: Turkey, Central and Southern Anatolia.
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Fritillaria species
Fritillaria hybrids
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