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Fritillaria sororum

Fritillaria sororum is a small bulbous geophyte from the mountains of southern Turkey, grown by bulb enthusiasts in cool, well-drained gardens. It needs a dry summer rest and cool, free-draining soil to flower reliably.

Family
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately in spring while growing, then keep dry during summer dormancy.
Soil
Gritty, very free-draining soil, such as a sandy loam with added grit.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C when dormant; grows best in cool, temperate conditions.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Türkiye
Climate
temperate

About

Fritillaria sororum is a species of bulb-forming flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, found only in the Taurus Mountains of southern Turkey.

Some authorities consider this the same species as Fritillaria acmopetala.

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 sororum 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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