Bulbs, Perennials > Fritillaria > Fritillaria michailovskyi > Fritillaria michailovskyi
Fritillaria michailovskyi
Michael's Flower, Michailovskyi Fritillary
Origin: Native to northeastern Turkey.
Mike's
Opinion
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One of the charmers of the Fritilaria group.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Liliaceae |
| Genus |
| Fritillaria |
| Species |
| michailovskyi |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 |
| Height |
| 10 - 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Rock gardens and container planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun. Well-drained soils with an acidic, alkaline or neutral pH level. Prefers loam, chalk and sand. Deer and black walnut tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Columnar and upright. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Slugs and lily bettle. |
| Habitat |
| Stony slopes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Narrow, strap/lance-shaped leaves that grow from an upright stem. |
| Flower Description |
| 1 - 4 nodding, downward facing, bell-shaped to bowl-shaped flowers. Bulbs that are 10 - 11 cm deep and are spaced 15 cm apart in autumn. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are greyish-green in colour. The flowers are brownish-purple with a bright yellow border along the outer petals. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Seed and division of clumps. |
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