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Fritillaria kurdica is a bulb-forming species from the Middle East, native to mountain areas of Turkey, northern Iraq, Iran and the Caucasus, and sometimes grown as an ornamental. It is grown from bulbs planted in autumn in free-draining soil and needs a cool, dry summer rest.
Fritillaria kurdica (Kurdish: Şilêra sernuxwîn ,شلێره سهرنخوونک،سووسەن گۆڵ) is a Middle Eastern species of bulb-forming flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. It is native to Iran, kurdistan region of Iraq, Turkey, and the Caucasus. The species is sometimes cultivated in other regions as an ornamental.
Fritillaria Kurdica (full name, "Fritillaria Kurdica. Bulletin of Kurdish Studies") is also the name of an academic periodical published in Poland, devoted to the study of the culture and history of the Kurdish people.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fritillaria kurdica 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.
