Fritillaria meleagris
Lance-shaped, greyish-green leaves with nodding, bell-shaped, purple flowers with pale pink in a checkerboard fashion.
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- Aspect: East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered
- Family: Liliaceae
- Flower Colour : Purple
- Flower Season: Spring
- Foliage: Deciduous
- Habit : Columnar / Upright
- Hardiness : H5 (Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters) -15 to -10C
- Moisture: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Season of Interest : Spring
- Soil: Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Tags: Award of Garden Merit
- Height & Width: 20cm x 10cm
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Lance-shaped, greyish-green leaves with nodding, bell-shaped, purple flowers with pale pink in a checkerboard fashion.
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