Scientific Name:	Fritillaria michailovskyi
Pronunciation:	frit-ih-LAIR-ee-uh
Common Name:	fritillary
Family Name:	Liliaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves grass-like and widely-spaced on the stems; flowers bell-shaped, nodding, 6 tepals, brownish-purple flowers with bright yellow tepal margins.
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Upright Form: Weeping Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Central / west Asia (Turkey) Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Landscape Uses: Container planting, Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Grass-like, Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Parallel venation Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Silver / Grayish, Green Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Margins:

Inflorescence Type: Flowers solitary Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 6 Corolla Shape: Campanulate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Purple, Brown, Yellow Flower Time at Peak: Apr

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: May Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Bulbs

Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Root rot, Slugs or snails, Virus, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant )

Location(s): (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : labyrinth Location Map

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