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Sinkiang Fritillaria

Fritillaria pallidiflora

Sinkiang Fritillaria
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sinkiang Fritillaria is a hardy bulbous perennial from Central Asia and Xinjiang, grown for its pale yellow, nodding bell-shaped flowers. The key to success is a cold dormant period and a sunny, well-drained spot.

Family
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while in growth in spring, then keep the bulb nearly dry once it goes dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty loam or a mix with added grit or sand.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C; needs a cold winter dormancy.
How easy
Easy
Native range
C. Asia to Xinjiang
Climate
temperate

About

Fritillaria pallidiflora is an Asian species of bulbous flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. The common name frequently used is Siberian fritillary, a misnomer because the species does not grow in the wild in Siberia.

The Latin specific epithet pallidiflora means "pale flowered".

Other Fritillaria plants

Fritillaria acmopetala · Checker lily · Kamchatka fritillary · Fritillaria chitralensis · Fritillaria eduardii · Imperial fritillary · Chequered lily · Persian Fritillary · Fritillaria pontica · Yellow fritillary · Pyrenean Snake's Head · Fritillary

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fritillaria pallidiflora 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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