DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Checker Lily
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Chocolate Lily / Rice Root Fritillary / Mission Bells
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Fritillaria Affinis syn. Fritillaria Lanceolata
COLOR: Yellow, Green, Brown, & Purple
PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify
BLOOM TIME: April - July
HARDINESS ZONE: 5 - 10
PLANT HEIGHT: 6 - 12"
PLANT SPACING: 6 - 9"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 10 Seeds
OTHER: The Checker Lily is native to the western US & Canada. Its large fragrant flowers nod over top of the foliage. The flowers are green to yellow, but are often so covered in fantastic brown, red, & purple checkers that these colors steal the show!
There are 2 different types of Fritillarias that sometimes go by the common name “Chocolate Lily”. This listing is for seeds of the plant with the scientific name Fritillaria Affinis (syn. Fritillaria Lanceolata.) The other plant that goes by the name Chocolate Lily is Fritillaria Camschatcensis. We do also have Fritillaria Camschatcensis seeds available under the primary name Chocolate Lily.