Deeply rich purple bell shaped flowers hanging from stem.
Order Code: 85-10
Fritillaria camschatcensis
Known as the Black Sarana Lily, F. camschatcensis is the only fritillary in both Asia and America, growing from Japan, through Siberia, to Alaska and Washington. It is known in British Colombia as “rice root” as its tubers are said to have been used as food by native Americans. It can grow to 18” (45cm) high, a loose raceme of 2-7 livid black-purple bell-shaped flowers, sometimes streaked with greenish-yellow, darker inside, with yellow anthers, and nectarines as black as night. The lower glossy green leaves are in whorls round the stem while the upper leaves alternate. It is very hardy, and usually the last fritillary to flower, in May/June.
Planting instructions
F camschatcensis needs a spot which will be damp in the spring and have shade in the summer without drying out totally. Plant with 3” (8cm) of soil over the top of the bulb. It grows best in cool moist peaty soil and partial shade, perhaps in a shaded peat bank and should never be allowed to become perfectly dry. It is reportedly unaffected by salt spray.
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