Siberian fritillary
Fritillaria pallidiflora
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall4 to 8 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Siberian fritillary (Fritillaria pallidiflora) is a bulb for borders and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Nodding lemon yellow flowers open in early to late spring, 6 or 8 to a stem, and attract bees. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. The stems often flop over horizontally.
Pairs well with Cheerfulness daffodil, Spanish bluebell, Sensitive fern, and Dalmatian bellflower.
Native range
Central Asia and Xinjiang.