Ready Potted 1 Litre Pot FRITILLARIA PERSICA ADIYAMAN

“FRITILLARIA” “PERSICA ADIYAMAN”

• TYPE                                       READY POTTED
• SIZE                                       1 LITRE POT
• STAGE                                   ESTABLISHED PLANT
• CATEGORY                          FRITILLARIA
• VARIETY                             “PERSICA ADIYAMAN”
• DESCRIPTION                     GREENISH-MAUVE TO PURPLE
• MAIN PICTURE                       STOCK PHOTO ONLY
• HEIGHT                                       80CM
• BLOOMS                                     APRIL
• QUANTITY PER UNIT                    1

Already Potted In 1 Litre Round Pots With Growth, Root And Shoot Development. The Main Picture Is A Stock Photo Only And Shows How The Plant Will Look When The Plant Is Fully Mature. Amount Of Bulbs Per Pot Varies Depending On The Type/Size Of Bulb, But Rest Assured The Pots Are Full. Each Pot Makes A Lovely Display And Can Be Either Left In Pots Or Taken Out And Used To Add Colour To Larger Containers, Or Borders.

“Fritillary Persica” Is One Of The Largest Of Its Tribe. Persian Fritillary Produces Generous Clusters Of Showy Flowers In Spring. A Herbaceous Perennial That Grows From A Large Fleshy Skunk-Scented Bulb. It’s Native From Iran To The Near East. Sturdy Erect Stems With Numerous Horizontal, Lance-Shaped, Grey-Green Leaves Break Ground In Late Winter Or Early Spring. The Waxy Leaves Twist Like Propeller Blades. The Stems Terminate In A Long Conical Cluster Of Drooping Greenish-Mauve Purple Bell-Shaped Flowers.

“Fritillaria Persica” Has Received The Royal Horticultural Society’s Award Of Garden Merit (Agm) Which Is For Plants Of Outstanding Excellence.

“Fritillary Persica” Has Been Grown In Cultivation In Europe Since The 16^th Century, When It Was Introduced From Turkey. It Grows Naturally From Turkey Through N Persia To Afghanistan, Pakistan And Kashmir, On Cliffs, Rocky Slopes And Among Scrub. A Large Clump Of These Stately Plants Is An Imposing Sight And Quite Undemanding Once The Bulbs Are Established And Makes An Eye-Catching Speciman In Mixed Borders. Bees Love Them. The Bulb And Young Leaves Have A Strong Foxy Smell.

Plant 8” Deep In Fertile Well-Drained Soil And Full Sun. Efficient Drainage Is Essential And On The Heaviest Soils. It’s A Good Idea To Plant The Bulbs Sideways In A Bed Of Gravel. Plant The Bulbs In Clusters For Best Effect.