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Liliaceae
Checkered Lily
Fritillaria meleagris
Persecution and majesty.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Fritillaria
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- bulb
- Height
- 0.5-1 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its distinctive checkered pattern is one of the rarest naturally occurring patterns in the plant kingdom.
- The species name 'meleagris' refers to the guinea fowl, whose plumage has a similar checkered pattern.
- It is the county flower of Oxfordshire in England, where it grows wild in ancient meadows.
- The checkered pattern is created by different pigment concentrations in alternating cells of the petals.
- Also known as 'snake's head fritillary,' the drooping bell-shaped flowers resemble a snake's head.
Color meanings
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majesty
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pride
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persecution