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Kamchatka fritillary | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Kamchatka fritillary

Fritillaria camschatcensis

Genus: Fritillaria
Family: Liliaceae
Common Names: black lily, black sarana

About this plant

A bulbous perennial, 20-40cm tall, with whorls of shiny green linear-lanceolate leaves around the stem. Clusters of slightly nodding bell-shaped blooms, are a dramatic dark purple-black with contrasting yellow anthers, usually 3 per stem, in late spring early summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial ShadeFull Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

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Moisture

Well DrainedPoorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingSouth FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grows well in most fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soils, for a full sun location the soil needs to be damp through the summer. Handle the fragile bulbs carefully and plant at four times own depth

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sown in pots in a cold frame in autumn. Needs exposure to winter cold for germination in spring. Division of offsets can be done in late summer

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs and lily beetle

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years