Fritillaria pudica Yellow fritillary (Liliaceae)

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Fritillaria pudica
Yellow fritillary
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The Fritillaria pudica plant species is found in Western N. America - British Columbia to Wyoming, south to New Mexico. It is a member of the Liliaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Yellow fritillary. Some home gardeners know the variety as Lilium pudicum.

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Latin Name:  Fritillaria pudica
Common Name:  Yellow fritillary
Family:  Liliaceae
Author:  (Pursh.)Spreng.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.2   Mature Width:  0.05

Habitat:  Grassland and sagebrush deserts to mixed coniferous forests, also on stony mountain slopes[60, 163], 400 - 2000 metres[90].

Cultivation Notes: Best grown on a gritty well-drained sunny bank[42]. Plants must be kept dry in the summer[90, 134]. A very ornamental plant[1], but it is not easy to grow outdoors, though it has lived a long time in a bulb frame[90]. Flowers are produced in 4 - 6 years from seed[164]. The bulb produces bulbils freely[90].

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