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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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
To add insult to injury, its relative gets the edifying name of Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis). The genus Fritillaria is taken from the Latin word, which means dice box. This refers to ...
There's no missing the unusual flowers of crown imperial fritillaria, which comes in yellow and orange. Photo from Flickr, by dynamosquito, CC BY-SA 2.0 (dynamosquito) When it comes to plants ...
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 ...
Shirley and Jane Tonkin grow 150 species from all over the world, including the coveted Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis), which is for many collectors the holy grail of bulbs in Australia.