Product reviews for Fritillaria Bumper Collection Pack of 99 Bulbs SAVE £2200
Fritillaria Bumper Collection Pack of 99 Bulbs - SAVE £22.00!
The Fritillaria family contains an amazing diversity of colours and forms across around 100 different species (although only a few of them are actively cultivated), from the natives of moist riverside meadows to the giants that come from near desert-like regions. Here are just a few of our favourties. Most thrive best in a sunny spot.SAVE £22.00 on this Collection containing 99 bulbs:F. persica This beautiful fritillary produces grey-green, lance-like leaves and stunning spikes of fragrant, nodding, dark purple blooms. Flowers March-April. Height 75cm. Bulb size 18/20cm. 1 bulb.F. persica Ivory Bells - A delightful pale green form of F. persica (to which it makes a superb companion). Flowers March-April. Height 75cm. Bulb size 18/20cm. 1 bulb.F. imperialis Stiped Beauty - Yellow bells with orange stripes. Flowers April-May. Height 90cm. Bulb size 20/22cm. 1 bulb.F. imperialis Rubra Maxima - Bright orange-red bell-shaped blooms. Flowers April-May. Height 90cm. Bulb size 20/22cm. 2 bulbs.F. imperialis Maxima Lutea - A favourite old variety producing spectacular clusters of bell-shaped, clear yellow, purple-veined flowers, topped by crowns of pointy upright leaves. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers April-May. Height 90-120cm. Bulb size 20/22cm. 2 bulbs.F. meleagris - Grass-like foliage topped by attractive nodding flower heads in shades of white, pink or checkered purple. Ideal for naturalising in lawns. Flowers in May. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 25cm. Bulb size 5cm+. 40 bulbs.F. raddeana - A rare and unusual species, smaller than, but similar in appearance to, the crown imperials. It's quite robust and fully hardy, and will delight you with its lovely pale creamy-yellow flowers, which are set off beautifully against the whorls of rich green leaves. Flowers April-May. Height 30cm. Bulbs size 16cm+. 1 bulb.F. michailovskyi - Ideal for rockeries, this little species boasts grey-green leaves and flower stems topped with up to four purple-brown, yellow-tipped, honey-scented bells. Beautiful! Flowers May-June. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 10-20cm. Bulb size 5cm+. 12 bulbs.F. uva-vulpis - This attractive species is perfect for borders, combining grass, mid-green leaves with mahogany-purple, golden-edged, bell-shaped blooms. Flowers April-May. Height 25-40cm. Bulb size 6/7cm. 35 bulbs.F. pudica - A rare and choice fritillary, and one of the earliest to bloom! It is a free-flowering and particularly garden-worthy form selected from the more northerly populations of the species. The slender stems carry large, nodding, golden-yellow flowers, and will look extremely pretty in pots or borders. Flowers March-April. Height 10-30cm. Bulb size 6/7cm. 3 bulbs.F. imperialis Prolifera - If possible this amazing variety is even more spectacular than our other crown imperials as it boasts not one but two tiers of orange-red, purple-veined, bell-shaped blooms! Flowers March-April. Height 85-100cm. Bulb size 20/22cm.(Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.) Full growing instructions included. 14 Days Fritillaries are ideal accents in beds or borders, and make superb companions for ornamental grasses.