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Elwes's fritillary | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Elwes's fritillary

Fritillaria elwesii

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Fritillaria
Family: Liliaceae
Common Names: Elwes’s fritillary

About this plant

A bulbous perennial, to 20cm tall, with linear-lanceolate green leaves. Clusters of nodding bell-shaped blooms, are broadly striped with olive green and dark purple-black, usually 3 per stem, in spring

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grows best in fertile. well-drained soil in full sun. Handle the fragile bulbs carefully and plant at three times own depth

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by division of offsets in late summer

Pests

May be susceptible to damage by slugs and lily beetle

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverPatio ContainerHedging Screens

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatory

Season of Interest

Spring

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years