Crown Imperial Lily Bulbs

Height 8 to 40 inches 20 to 100 cm exposure full sun part sun soil ordinary well drained.

Crown imperial lily bulbs.

The crown imperial fritillaria imperialis is a dazzling and unique member of the lily liliaceae family. It is an extremely decorative and an ornamental kind of flowering bulb that has gained massive popularity since ancient times. Established crown imperial plants resent being disturbed but they can be propagated by digging and dividing offsets from the parent bulbs in the summer after the foliage has ripened. Native to the middle east and west asia it makes a bold decorative statement that has been appreciated by plant lovers since ancient times.

Crown imperial also known by its other common name fritillaria imperialis is a beautiful spring bulb that belongs to the liliaceae lily family. Core crown imperial facts. Planting the bulbs at this depth allows the plants to draw water from deep within the lower layers of soil. Name fritillaria imperialis family liliaceae lily family type spring bulb.

Plant crown imperial bulbs in the fall around the same time as daffodils and tulips to get mid spring blooms. The crown imperial is a unique and very decorative flower bulb. From the bold flowering crown imperial fritillaria imperialis to the delicate checkered lily fritillaria meleagris sometimes also known as snake s head lily these spring blooming bulbs all have unique bell shaped flowers that turn downward. The flowers and foliage are deer resistant and the musky smell of the bulbs repels voles and.

Pot up the smaller bulbs immediately and hold them in a bright protected area for the first year to allow them to develop. Flowering april to june.