Endemic to a wide stretch from Anatolia across the plateau of Iran, southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Himalayan foothills, crown imperial is a ...

This image of a crown imperial flower (Fritillaria imperialis L.) is one of 60 colorless plant canvasses in an 18th century coloring book. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant ...

WHAT: Fritillaria imperialis, also known as Fritillaria Crown Imperial, towers over other perennials at 3 to 4 feet. It blooms early in the spring with a very showy vertical display of lance-shaped ...

It bears a prominent whorl of downward facing flowers at the top of the stem, topped by a 'crown' of small leaves, hence the plant’s name.

Jane Edmanson makes a trip up to the Dandenong Ranges to visit a mother and daughter team who run a rare-bulb business. Shirley and Jane Tonkin grow 150 species from all over the world, including the ...

Looking for something dramatic for your spring flower garden? Consider fritillaria! These spring-blooming bulbs are easy to grow and their unusual, bell-shaped flowers are quite an attraction in the ...

Fritillaria imperialis are seen as a boat passes through Lake Van in Turkey's Van province on April 21, 2016. They are also known as "crying bride" and believed as a holy thing from locals.