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photo by Dwight Hiscano

 

Guinea-Hen Flower
Fritillaria meleagris
    

Flower Color:
   Purple, pinkish-purple or white
   with strong, purple-pink
   checkering

Flower Shape:
   Bell

Season of Bloom:  
   Spring

Range:  
   Southern England to Northern
   Balkans, Western Russia
   

Description of Plant:
    This plant, a bulb, grows up to 1
   foot tall.  It has thin, long
   gray-green leaves.

Interesting Facts:
   'Fritillaria' is from Latin, 'fritillus"
   means dice board. The spotted
   flower look checkered like a dice
   board.

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