Fritillaria imperialis 'Rubra' syn. Fritillaria imperialis 'Red Baron'
Crown Imperial 'Rubra'
Fritillaries are flowering bulbs, some with grass-like leaves, some with lance-shaped leaves, and nodding bell-shaped flowers, either solitary or in clusters. '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. 'Rubra' bears red flowers
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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 'Rubra'
Latin name
Fritillaria imperialis 'Rubra' syn. Fritillaria imperialis 'Red Baron'
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 'Rubra' syn. Fritillaria imperialis 'Red Baron'
Fritillaries are flowering bulbs, some with grass-like leaves, some with lance-shaped leaves, and nodding bell-shaped flowers, either solitary or in clusters. '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. 'Rubra' bears red flowers
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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