Fritillaria Golden Beauty

The Fritillaria, also known as Crown Imperial, is a beautiful stately plant with orange hanging flowers. It is a particularly beautiful plant for the garden. The Fritillaria is also very decorative after flowering. Fritillaria Orange Beauty bulbs do not do well in pots or containers.
Fritillaria bulbs belong to the lily family. The name comes from the Latin fritillus, which means 'the cup in which dice are shaken'. It refers to the diamond-shaped pattern (dice) on the flowers of some varieties. The plants form upright, unbranched stems and mostly linear foliage. The flowers are six-petaled, bell-shaped and hang bent on the stems. Most varieties flower in spring.
The plants require well-drained, moist soil and a sheltered, sunny location. Apply some fertilizer when the foliage emerges. Water during dry periods. With some varieties, the bulbs can remain in the ground and naturalize; in other cases (the less hardy ones) they must be overwintered frost-free. Do not cut off yellowing foliage, but let it die back naturally. Some varieties do well in pots or containers.