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Checkered Lily (Fritillaria meleagris)

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Botanical names:
Fritillaria meleagris Accepted

General Plant Information
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 9 to 12"
Plant Spread: 6 to 9"
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late winter and early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable for alpine/rock gardens
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets

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Early Warmth Followed by Frost

By Kathleen
April 16, 2012
Early Warmth Followed by Frost

We had a heavy frost 4 nights in a row last week. The temperature dropped into the mid to upper 20s F and there was a rime of hoarfrost on the grass and plants and across the roofs of cars and houses.

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Location: my garden, Gent, BelgiumDate: Apr 17, 2008 12:46 PMGrowing happily besides the pond
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Location: my garden, Gent, BelgiumDate: Apr 2, 2007 9:54 AM
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Location: my garden, Gent, BelgiumDate: Mar 5, 2009 12:15 PM
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Location: Mackinaw, ILDate: Apr 25, 2011 4:59 PMEarns the name Checkered Lily
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Location: Mackinaw, ILDate: Apr 25, 2011 4:59 PM
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Location: my garden, Gent, BelgiumDate: Apr 10, 2010 10:35 AM
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Location: my garden, Gent, BelgiumDate: Apr 15, 2008 11:22 AM
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Location: my garden, Gent, BelgiumDate: Apr 7, 2007 2:22 PM
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.Date: 2008-04-06
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.Date: 2008-04-06
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Photo by Leo Michels
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Location: My garden in Gent, BelgiumDate: 2012-04-13
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Location: Seattle WA Date: 2012-12-02Spring bloom in Seattle
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Location: Seattle WA Date: 2012-04-25A huge clump many years old and very lovely!
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Location: garden of botanist Robert R. Kowal in Madison, WisconsinDate: June 7, 2009photo by James Steakley
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Location: garden of botanist Robert R. Kowal in Madison, WisconsinDate: June 21, 2009photo by James Steakley
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Comments:
Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Dec 6, 2011 5:13 PM

I look forward to this shy little flower every spring! It multiplies very slowly, so don't count on it filling in an area very quickly. The foliage is very narrow and barely noticeable, so be careful not to weed them out before they bloom. Very pretty with Sweet William "Sooty" and heuchera "Plum Pudding."

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