Fritillaria persica 'Ivory Bells'
Persian Fritillary 'Ivory Bells'
Fritilliria persica Ivory Bells is a tall, robust plant with numerous bell-shaped greenish-white flowers arranged around the central straight stem. It grows well in full sun or semi-shade in well-drained fertile soil and is ideal for the Spring border. It contrasts well when planted with the dark-flowered original cultivar 'Persica'. Flowers mid to late spring, the bulbs need to be planted in autumn. About 60-90 cm high, a spread of 20 cm. Deer and rabbit resistant.
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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
Persian Fritillary 'Ivory Bells'
Latin name
Fritillaria persica 'Ivory Bells'
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
0.90 M
Fritillaria persica 'Ivory Bells'
Fritilliria persica Ivory Bells is a tall, robust plant with numerous bell-shaped greenish-white flowers arranged around the central straight stem. It grows well in full sun or semi-shade in well-drained fertile soil and is ideal for the Spring border. It contrasts well when planted with the dark-flowered original cultivar 'Persica'. Flowers mid to late spring, the bulbs need to be planted in autumn. About 60-90 cm high, a spread of 20 cm. Deer and rabbit resistant.
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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