Below is our small selection of fritillaria lilies which will be available in the autumn of this year.
Note that Fritillarias (along with Alliums and Narcissus) have the delightful quality of being toxic to deer. Alas, this does not mean you can make a surreptitious dent into your local ungulate population by planting these bulbs, but it does mean that the deer simply won’t eat these. Even when they’re starving; the douglas fir branches will be eaten sooner than these beautiful flowers!
Please read my short rant on stupid deer regarding the occasional experimental test nibble you might discover, but expect these to tolerate even the heaviest of browsing and still stand proud and gorgeous.
This elegant beauty of the Crown Imperial family shows a softer side, with blooms a delicate shade of apricot. Each petal is delicately patterned with red veins, making it fascinating to view up close, and adds sunset colours when viewed from afar. Mid spring. 28-36”
$12.00 each.
Clusters of fragrant large tangerine colored bells / garnish of leaves atop. Blooms mid-late spring. Full/part sun. Deer resistant. Fragrant. Rabbit resistant. 36″ tall.
$7.50 each
Dainty burgundy and white bell-shaped flowers flecked with white, sitting atop slender stems. Full sun to part shade, prefers dappled light shade. Perennial, will naturalize slowly but well into lawns and beds with rich well drained soil. Deer resistant. RHS AGM Winner. Rabbit resistant. Good cut flower. 8″ tall.
10 / $6.50
Award winning (Siberian Fritillary) boasts up to 5-6 nodding, pale buttery-yellow blooms, 2.5” long and usually checkered brownish-red within. The delicate blooms are complimented by broadly lance-shaped bluish leaves on slender stems. This lovely Central Asian species has proven to be a reliable garden plant that’s at home in naturalistic settings like a woodland garden, but also does well in full sun. 16-28”.
$6.00 each.
Tall elegant spire of up to 30 fragrant bell-shaped deep purple/black flowers. Full/part sun, blooms mid-late spring. Deer resistant. Fragrant. Rabbit resistant. Good cut flower. Grower’s Choice. 32″ tall.
$7.50 each.
This rare Central Asian native has a growing habit similar to F. Crown imperialis rubra maxima, but is a bit more delicate in appearance. It has a cluster of up to 20 pendant, bell-shaped, pale greenish-yellow flowers under a tuft of upright shiny foliage atop a rigid, strong stem. It also has delicate interior beauty with hazy, green-edged white nectaries that appear like little eyes. Occasionally, some flowers elevate to be outward facing. Full to dappled sunlight. 24″ to 32″
$12.50 each.
This impressive, colorful garden sculpture sports tufts of green pineapple-like leaves atop a generous cluster of fiery red lamp-like pendulous blooms. Supported by chunky, strong, purple stems this lovely is both flamboyant and classy. Blooming a little earlier than its sister, F. rubra and great for naturalizing. Mid spring. 24″-36″
$9.50 each.