Fritillary - Fritillaria Meleagris
As my garden tends to become quite dry I have a difficult time growing fritillaries. But, I tend to enjoy wild fritillaries in the wet meadows common around Oxford. It is one of those plants where you really can’t force it on conditions it doesn’t like. If you really want to grow it, you would need to create a bog garden with an area of guaranteed dampness.
Popular folk names For Fritillaries include – Snake’s Head and Sulky Ladies
Fritillaries grow well in meadows farmed in the traditional Lammas land regime. These are meadows allowed to grow until July. Then the land is grazed until mid February and then allowed to grow. This coincides with the Fritillary growing season.
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