Fritillaria affinis, Fritillaria lanceolata
CHOCOLATE LILY, RICE GRAIN FRITILLARY
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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: 20", 50cm
Seeds per packet: 10
Sow just under the surface of the soil and water in. First keep them at room temperature for 8 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. Then cover them with plastic to retain moisture, and then place in a fridge for 8 weeks. Then bring them to a cool room (approximately 12°C, 54°F) for 8 weeks for germination. They may be growing at this point, though often they need a second cold period. If they are not growing cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for another 6-8 weeks. Be sure they stay moist. After the second cold stratification period they are then brought back to a cool (12-15°C, 54-59°F) room for them to germinate. This double cold period is not always needed, but sometimes necessary, and is very normal for these seeds. Germination is in 4-12 weeks after the second warming period.
Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Fritillaria affinis, Fritillaria lanceolata
CHOCOLATE LILY, RICE GRAIN FRITILLARY
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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: 20", 50cm
Seeds per packet: 10
Sow just under the surface of the soil and water in. First keep them at room temperature for 8 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. Then cover them with plastic to retain moisture, and then place in a fridge for 8 weeks. Then bring them to a cool room (approximately 12°C, 54°F) for 8 weeks for germination. They may be growing at this point, though often they need a second cold period. If they are not growing cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for another 6-8 weeks. Be sure they stay moist. After the second cold stratification period they are then brought back to a cool (12-15°C, 54-59°F) room for them to germinate. This double cold period is not always needed, but sometimes necessary, and is very normal for these seeds. Germination is in 4-12 weeks after the second warming period.
Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.