Fritillaria pontica

Fritillaria pontica has bell shaped flowers with green and brown markings but hardly showing any of the flared lip that you see in F. acmopetala. It is quite short and will tolerate a bit of shade. Once established it will happily seed about.

RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Fritillaria pontica has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit because it has proved to be reliable in appropriate conditions and a good performing plant. 

Planting Instructions

Fritillaria pontica bulbs should be planted 4" (10cm) deep and 4" (10cm) apart in a warm, well drained soil, sun or part shade and not too windy a site.

Plant Details

Flowers April/May
Height 9" (25cm)
Hardy