Fritillaria messanensis ssp gracilis Perovskia each accented by a central

each accented by a central bouquet of yellow stamens

In gardens

forming a lovely colony in the rock garden

which is slightly narrower than normal and tops out at 20" tall

Fritillaria messanensis ssp gracilis Perovskia each accented by a centralWe've killed more Fritillaria over the years than most folks know exist, so we are delighted to share one species that actually thrives for us. Fritillaria messanensis ssp. gracilis is a seriously cute Balkan native that we saw in situ during our 2012 expedition in Croatia. In the wild, it grew in very dry, rocky, alkaline clay soils among dense shrubs. In the garden, it has proven amazingly easy to cultivate a rarity for us and the genus fritillaria.