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Fritillaria meleagris Plant Profile and Growing Notes

Fritillaria meleagris or Snake's head fritillary is a relatively easy to grow and easy care member of the genus. The attractive checked flowers begin closed and resemble a 'snake's head' (pictured right) they then open into an attractive bell shape. Flowers are usually maroon with white although a white forms available (still with the trademark checked pattern)

These bulbs grow well in any free draining soil, well suited to a rock garden, growing in pots or in a woodland situation. Full sun to part shade is best. Plants will reach 30cm with the flowers held high, foliage is sparse. Originally native to areas of Europe from France through to Russia F.meleagris is now rare in the wild but common in cultivation. Grow from bulbs or seeds if you are patient.

Plant in Autumn for a great display in late winter to early spring. We grow ours in containers as well as in clumps in the garden border. Look for the white flowering F.meleagris alba as well as few cultivars.

 
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Fritillaria meleagris Bulbs for sale from participating Nurseries

BRYAN H TONKIN
'Sylvan Vale' 375 Olinda Creek Rd, Kalorama, VIC.3766
Ph (03) 9728 1295 Fax (03) 9728 1299
Including a large range of Rare and unusual bulbs, corms and perennials
  WEB: www.tonkinsbulbs.com.au

HANCOCK'S DAFFODILS
2 Jacksons Hill Rd, Menzies Creek VIC 3159
phone (03) 9754 3328 fax (03) 9752 5877
Hancocks Daffodils (since 1917) hundreds of different varieties of daffodils as well as other beautiful spring & autumn flowering bulbs for home gardeners. Free colour catalogues available. Tulips, Daffodils,Alliums, Freesias, Iris and many other bulbs.


HILLVIEW RARE PLANTS
400 Huon Rd South Hobart TAS 7004
PH (03) 62240770
Cool climate bulbs for the collector and the gardener. Wide range of crocus, cyclamen, galanthus and fritillaria in Australia
 

VOGELVRY BULBS and FLOWERS
P.O. Box 369 New Norfolk TAS 7140
PH (03) 62613153 Fax (03) 62614167
Huge range of Spring and Summer flowering Bulbs.
email sales@vogelvry.com.au

VAN DIEMEN QUALITY BULBS
365 Lighthouse Rd Wynyard. TAS 7325
PH 03 6442 2012
email to: sales@vdqbulbs.com.au

 

BULBS DIRECT
Phone 03 52505132 Fax 03 52505116
email:info@bulbsdirect.com.au
Bulbs Direct specializes in mail order flower bulbs. With over 400 varieties of premium quality bulbs and prompt mail order service.
 

C & M DREWITT
PH/Fax 03 9737 9827
Specialising in rare and unusual bulbs, alpines and rock garden plants mail order or nursery sale by appointment. Catalogues April and November
  WEB: www.drewittsbulbs.com.au






Fritillaria Acmopetala Plants and bulbs for : Sydney (New South Wales - NSW), Brisbane (Queensland - QLD), Melbourne Victoria VIC), Adelaide (South Australia - SA), Perth (Western Australia - WA), Hobart (Tasmania - TAS), Darwin (Northern Territory - NT) and Canberra (ACT)