Purple Dynamite Fritillary

Fritillaria persica 'Purple Dynamite'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Bulb

Plant Family: Liliaceae

Plant Description: A tall, show stopping spring bulb with towers of glossy purple-black bell-shaped pendent blooms. A very unique and attractive fritillary.

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: 2.5' tall x 8-12" wide

Utah Native: No

Nativar: No

Plant Select: Unknown

Pollinator Friendly: Yes

Localscapes: Infill Plant

Evergreen: No

Foliage Interest: No

Foliage Colors: Green

Bloom Colors: Purple

Bloom Seasons: Spring

Bloom Period: Apr - May

Erosion Control: No

Ground Cover: No

Foodscape: No

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8

Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)

Irrigation Requirement:

Very Low (Water to Establish)

Salt Tolerant: Unknown

Deer Tolerant: Yes

Garden Location:

Localscapes Path
- North Basin
- South Basin

Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter