Fritillaria camschatcensis |
Native Region: northeastern Asia, Alaska to northwestern United States, British Columbia
Zone Range: 03-08
Harvest Date: Thursday 25 August, 2011
Seed count: 20-25
Description:
This bulbous perennial has lance-shaped light green leaves and bears racemes of up to 8 cup-shaped, pendent black-purple flowers in early summer. Height to 18 inches.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in autumn in a cold frame. Expose to winter cold until germination in spring. Transfer to a cold greenhouse and grow on for 2 years in containers before planting outside. Grow in humus-rich, moisture-retentive soil with added leaf mold in full sun to light shade.
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