Fritillaria Meleagris
A few years back, I got into a kick where I focused on planting flowers with literary associations; this one is Shakespearean and very satisfying to grow, even though I only have moderate success with it.
"By this the boy that by her side lay killed
Was melted like vapour from her sight,
And in his blood that on the ground lay spilled
A purple flower sprung up, checkered with white,
Resembling well his pale cheeks and the blood
which in round drops upon their whiteness stood."
VENUS & ADONIS, Line 1165 to 1170
History
After moving back to Upper Manhattan, I knew I made the right choice when I saw these growing in Fort Tryon. Absolute favorite.
Though I have a relatively low success rate with these (3 or 4 flowers for every dozen bulbs planted), they are basically my favorite flowers, period. Checkerboard pattern? Nature is indeed amazing!
2 months ago
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I’ve had pretty good success forcing them in a pot indoors 🙏🤍
They are def. great to force! But I am chasing a vision of a lawn speckled with their little snakey heads ...
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Fritillaria meleagris
Samin
“Though I have a relatively low success rate with these (3 or 4 flowers for every dozen bulbs planted), they are basically my favorite flowers, period. Checkerboard pattern? Nature is indeed amazing!”
Anna
“After moving back to Upper Manhattan, I knew I made the right choice when I saw these growing in Fort Tryon. Absolute favorite.”
Anna
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