Cream-colored Fritillary

Fritillaria raddeana

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Bulb

Plant Family: Liliaceae

Plant Description: This unique and delicate spring bulb is a rare native of Central Asia. Its generous clusters of pendulous, bell-shaped, cream-colored flowers bloom in spring at the top of upright stems, with a tuft of dark leaves on top.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Bulb

Plant Care: Bulb (ornamental bulbous plants, typically spring-blooming and otherwise dormant): Remove spent blooms once they begin to fade. Cut back leaves to the ground once they begin to die back.

Video: Deadheading and Cutting Down Spring Bulbs - Summer Cleanup

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 2-3' tall x 10-12" wide

Utah Native: No

Nativar: No

Plant Select: Unknown

Pollinator Friendly: Yes

Localscapes: Infill Plant, Park Strip Plant

Evergreen: No

Foliage Interest: No

Foliage Colors: Green

Bloom Colors: Tan, White, Yellow

Bloom Seasons:

Bloom Period: Apr - May

Erosion Control: No

Ground Cover: No

Foodscape: No

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 5 to 8

Light Requirement:

Irrigation Requirement:

Very Low (Water to Establish)

Salt Tolerant: Unknown

Deer Tolerant: Yes

Garden Location:

Irrigation Path
- Fragrance Garden
Localscapes Path
- Paths and Pollinators

Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter