Fritillaria affinis, Fritillaria lanceolata
CHOCOLATE LILY, RICE GRAIN FRITILLARY
SKU: 2044-010
Fritillaria affinis, the chocolate lily, is a highly variable species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae native to western North America.
It grows from a bulb, which resembles a small mass of rice grains. The flowers are produced in the spring, nodding, 1-4 cm (1/2-1+1/2 in), yellowish or greenish brown with a lot of yellow mottling to purplish black with little mottling, or yellow-green mottled with purple. The leaves are in whorls.
It can be found in California, Klamath Ranges, the north coast ranges, Cascade Ranges, north Sierra Nevada foothills, and the San Francisco Bay Area, north to British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho.
Its habitat includes oak or pine scrub or open woods and thickets near the coast. It prefers low to mid-elevation, shade or part shade, dry summer dormancy, and good drainage.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 5-10
Height: 50cm, 20"
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Seeds per packet: 10
Availability: If these seeds are showing out of stock, we strongly recommend joining our wait list, as these seeds have a very shorty viability window, and this helps ensure you get the freshest seeds possible! If they are available, they will only be available for a short time.
Fritillaria affinis, the chocolate lily, is a highly variable species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae native to western North America.
It grows from a bulb, which resembles a small mass of rice grains. The flowers are produced in the spring, nodding, 1-4 cm (1/2-1+1/2 in), yellowish or greenish brown with a lot of yellow mottling to purplish black with little mottling, or yellow-green mottled with purple. The leaves are in whorls.
It can be found in California, Klamath Ranges, the north coast ranges, Cascade Ranges, north Sierra Nevada foothills, and the San Francisco Bay Area, north to British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho.
Its habitat includes oak or pine scrub or open woods and thickets near the coast. It prefers low to mid-elevation, shade or part shade, dry summer dormancy, and good drainage.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 5-10
Height: 50cm, 20"
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Seeds per packet: 10
Availability: If these seeds are showing out of stock, we strongly recommend joining our wait list, as these seeds have a very shorty viability window, and this helps ensure you get the freshest seeds possible! If they are available, they will only be available for a short time.
