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Fritillaria gussichiae

Fritillaria gussichiae
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0

Fritillaria gussichiae is a small bulbous perennial from the northern Balkans, related to Fritillaria graeca and F. pontica. Grow it like other fritillaries: a sunny, well-drained spot with a dry summer rest.

Family
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately in spring while growing, then keep dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining soil rich in organic matter, such as a sandy loam with grit.
Temperature
Hardy to around -15 °C when dormant; avoid waterlogging in winter.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Balkan Pen.
Climate
temperate

About

Fritillaria gussichiae is a European plant species in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, and Greece.

The plant was once considered part of Fritillaria graeca but more recent studies suggest it is a distinct species more closely related to Fritillaria pontica.

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 gussichiae 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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