a junior version of the flower in the movie "Little shop of horrors" well kinda.
I have been wanting a Fritillaria for quite some time, and by chance the garden center had just received a delivery of a few, when I was in there yesterday. 
I pondered over where to plant my new baby, and decided to put it in the planter right outside our front door. It is keeping company with some native ferns and I think a native columbine. Fritillaria meleagris (Snake's Head Fritillary, Checkered Daffodil, Frog-cup, Guinea-hen Flower, Leper Lily, Snake's Head (the original English name) or (in northern Europe) simply Fritillary) is a Fritillary, a flower from the family Liliaceae.
The flower has a chequered reddish-brown, purple, white and grey colouration, sometimes mostly white. It flowers from March to May and grows between 15 and 40 cm in height. It has a round bulb, about 2cm in diameter which contains poisonous alkaloids.
11 comments:
Perfect timing for your visit. Glad you got one. It is sweet.
You really got lucky getting there at that time. It's very pretty and different! I like it.
It's very pretty, looks a bit unusual and I am all for that.
I've always loved these plants, and have bought them over the years, but they have all failed to come up in the second year. I wonder if it is snails and slugs?
A checkered flower. What's next? Oh I love all these beauty which I've never laid eyes on before. I love it, Keewee. I'm happy you found it.
That is a very unique plant. Can't wait to see it as it grows.
That's so pretty. Let's hope it's happy in its new home and comes back year after year!
Hi KeeWee~~ The Frittilary is a persnickety little devil in my experience. The bulbs I planted in fall performed the most talented of disappearing acts of my gardening career. You will do better, KeeWee having planted an already blooming bulb into a container rather than the mercilessly mysterious ground. A lovely gem of a plant. :)
That is very cool looking plant, I never seen one before.
Leper Lily! Well, I never! Your new plant is gorgeous!! I have always liked those too and I understand that deer do not savor Fritillary! Since you are near where I live, you'll understand this: It's now snowing outside. GROAN!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog!!! Bonnie
Aren't those the coolest? I planted some bulbs last fall and they came up this year - I have had poor luck before this so I was ecstatic! I don't know if you live close enough to get to the UW Arboretum fall bulb sale (every September), but that's where I got mine if you are looking for more for next year.
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