Do you know what this plant is called?

wokkies

As the title says do you know what it is called? Various suggestions have been made from a weed to a member of the tulip family, have had a look on the internet but not found anything like it, we have lived in the house over 7 years and it grows back year after year.



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valentina

It's a snakes head fritillary

tanith

Yep valentina is correct..

hollydays

agreed..gorgeous flower

wokkies

valentina wrote: »

It's a snakes head fritillary

thankyou, no wonder i couldnt find it on google with a strange name like that:D

morg_monster

they are beautiful aren't they! I planted a group of bulbs but only one has come up. Apparently lily beetles can find them attractive, so something to watch out for.

Fay

We have got a patch of these in our garden and a gardener told us they can be very picky plants and are quite fussy about where they grow-so we are very lucky to have them. They are just so pretty, we have some that are nearly all cream too, very attractive indeed.

stumpycat

I love them & have them all over the place - in fact I'm looking at some just now in my window box.

wokkies

morg_monster wrote: »

they are beautiful aren't they! I planted a group of bulbs but only one has come up. Apparently lily beetles can find them attractive, so something to watch out for.

Mine doesent seem to spread I have had one every year, the same one , lol:o but its lovely:D

Philippa36

I have these too, they're really lovely.

We moved in to our house in December so everything that is growing is a really nice surprise!

peter_the_piper

Look up fritillaria meleagris you'll find plenty of reading.