WHAT: Fritillaria imperialis, also known as Fritillaria Crown Imperial, towers over other perennials at 3 to 4 feet. It blooms early in the spring with a very showy vertical display of lance ...

Many who see the brightly-colored blooms of the crown imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) fall in love at first sight. These highly ornamental perennials can grow up to 4 feet tall, adding height ...

The best-known fritillaria probably is the crown imperial, aka Fritillaria imperialis. Often starring in formal gardens, it reaches 3 to 4 feet tall. Atop the stout stems rests a ring of red ...

This image of a crown imperial flower (Fritillaria imperialis L.) is one of 60 colorless plant canvasses in an 18th century coloring book. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant ...

Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) is a popular bulb plant with nodding flowers on top of a 2- or 3-foot stalk. Since it is so tall, it should be planted toward the back of the garden bed so ...

Imperial fritillaries are the first whopper garden bulb to flower in spring. You've got alliums, lilies and eremurus later, but it's the good old crown imperial which gives you drama early in the ...

crown imperial is a species of flowering plant in the lily family. Fritillaria imperialis grows to about 1 meter in height and bears lance-shaped, glossy leaves at intervals along the stem. It bears a ...

HOLY WEEK is dominated by a fine stem of Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis), the orange one named after Aurora, the rosy goddess who opened the gates of the east to release the dews that make the ...

Spring is in full swing. Tulips and daffodils are at their peaks. The strange and exotic crown imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) is also blooming rather majestically. This bulb, native to ...