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Talus fritillary

Fritillaria falcata

Talus fritillary
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0

Talus fritillary is a small bulbous wildflower endemic to the Coast Ranges of California, usually found on rocky serpentine slopes. It is rarely grown in gardens, and success depends on giving it dry summers and well-drained, rocky soil similar to its native habitat.

Family
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water in the growing season and keep dry while the bulb is dormant in summer.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining mix with added grit or rock; tolerates serpentine-type soil.
Temperature
Hardy to about -10 °C when dormant; cool to mild conditions suit it best.
How easy
Hard
Native range
W. California (San Benito Co.)
Climate
temperate

About

Fritillaria falcata is a species of fritillary known by the common name talus fritillary. It is endemic to California, USA, known only from 5 counties south and east of San Francisco Bay (Monterey, San Benito, Stanislaus, Alameda and Santa Clara). It grows in the Coast Ranges at elevations of 300–1200 m, mostly on serpentine talus. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Fritillaria atropurpurea.

Other Fritillaria plants

Fritillaria acmopetala · Checker lily · Stinkbells · Fritillaria alburyana · Fritillaria anhuiensis · Fritillaria assyriaca · Spotted fritillary · Chocolate lily · Chocolate lily · Greenhorn fritillary · Kamchatka fritillary · Fritillaria chitralensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fritillaria falcata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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