Fritillaria imperialis 'Blom's Orange Perfection'
Crown Imperial 'Blom's Orange Perfection'
'Fritillary Imperialis' - or 'Crown Imperial' has a sturdy upright stem that bears a plume of leaves - somewhat like the top of a pineapple - under which is a circle of pendant yellow or orange flowers. 'Blom's Orange Perfection' is a tall growing flower bearing a pendant of orange bell shaped blooms topped with shiny green bracts. Leaves are green/grey and spear shaped.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Crown Imperial 'Blom's Orange Perfection'
Latin name
Fritillaria imperialis 'Blom's Orange Perfection'
type
Bulb
family
Liliaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
1.00 M
Fritillaria imperialis 'Blom's Orange Perfection'
'Fritillary Imperialis' - or 'Crown Imperial' has a sturdy upright stem that bears a plume of leaves - somewhat like the top of a pineapple - under which is a circle of pendant yellow or orange flowers. 'Blom's Orange Perfection' is a tall growing flower bearing a pendant of orange bell shaped blooms topped with shiny green bracts. Leaves are green/grey and spear shaped.
Flowering Season
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Delicate bell shaped single flowers purple chequered in pink appear in spring. The flowers are about an inch and a half long.
Planting Season
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Plant the delicate bulbs on there sides carefully to four times there depth.
Propagation by seed in autumn
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Sow seed under glass in Autumn in damp compost for planting out in Spring. Be warned - the seedlings look like grass when the leaves first appear!
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