species
Fritillaria meleagris
Snake's head fritillary
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Fritillaria meleagris belongs to the family Liliaceae, also known as Snake's head fritillary, native to the UK. It reaches 30 cm tall and 10 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or poorly drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers in April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 30 cm tall × 10 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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