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Bulb
Clump-forming
H6 (hardy - very cold winter)
Yellow in Summer
Pale Green in Autumn and Summer
1-1.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
2-5 years
crown imperial 'Maxima Lutea'
Liliaceae
Fritillaria are bulbous herbaceous perennials with lance-shaped or linear leaves and nodding bell-shaped or bowl-shaped flowers that may be solitary or in racemes or umbels
'Maxima Lutea' is a bulbous perennial to 1.5m in height, the erect stems bearing whorls of narrow pale green leaves, and with 2-5 nodding, bell-shaped bright yellow flowers 5cm in length borne in a terminal cluster in early summer
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Grows well in most fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soils and prefers cool, moist summers. Handle the fragile bulbs carefully and plant at four times own depth
Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Needs exposure to winter cold for germination in spring. Propagate by division of offsets in late summer
Architectural, City/Courtyard Gardens, Cottage/Informal Garden or Flower borders and beds
No pruning required
Susceptible to damage by slugs and lily beetle
Generally disease free
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