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Description

The Fritillaria meleagris may just be the stunning range of colours, from purple to white, that you are looking for.
Also known as 'Snakeshead', drawing from unusual checkerboard markings, this is ideal for planting in borders and pots, and will provide you with a breathtaking spring display.

Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in your garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come.

Supplied as a pack of 30 bulbs, size 6/7 ready to plant out in autumn.

Top Tips

Which way up? Pointy end up, and if in doubt, plant on its side and it will right itself over time.

Care Information

Planting Advice for Fritillaria:

Needs a moderately fertile, very well-drained soil and is intolerant of wet when dormant. Handle the fragile bulbs carefully and plant at four times their own depth.
Plant in a sunny position where they can get some shade during the hottest part of the day � they are ideal for gravel gardens.

Aftercare Advice for Fritillaria:

If growing in a pot, put a layer of gravel at the bottom of the pot to help keep the compost draining freely.
Add a handful of coarse sand or grit to the potting compost and then place the bulbs in a planting hole 3 times as deep as the height of the bulbs.
To protect the bulbs against frost, place the pot in a frost-free area or cover it with bubble wrap over winter.
Water during dry periods.

Trimming advice for Fritillaria:

Allow the stem to turn brown before cutting off close to the soil.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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