Checkered Lily (Fritillaria meleagris): Exquisite Snake's Head Blooms

Checkered Lily (Fritillaria meleagris), known as Guinea-Hen Flower or Snake's Head Fritillary, produces exquisite, nodding, bell-shaped flowers in a distinctive checkered pattern of purple and white (or pure white). Its delicate, grass-like foliage adds texture. A moisture-loving bulb for meadows, woodland edges, and pond margins, it blooms in mid-spring and naturalizes gently.

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