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Fritillaria maximowiczii
Also called Maximowicz’s Fritillary
Fritillaria maximowiczii is a bulb-forming perennial geophyte from northeastern China and the Russian Far East, growing up to 60 cm tall with nodding reddish-purple flowers. It needs a cold winter dormancy and sharp drainage to thrive.
Fritillaria maximowiczii is a plant species known from northeastern China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning) and eastern Russia (Zabaykalsky Krai, Amur, Khabarovsk, Primorye).
Fritillaria maximowiczii is a bulb-producing perennial up to 60 cm (24 in) tall. Leaves are whorled, linear to lanceolate, up to 10 cm long. Flowers are nodding, reddish-purple with yellow markings.
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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.
