Fritillaria meleagris - Chequered lily

Feed Fritillaria meleagris : During autumn let’s interrupt fertilizing bulbous plants; as far as recently planted bulbs, let’s remember to enrich the soil with organic fertilizer. Bulbous plants keep nutrition in particular underground organs, this operation is done when the foliage is lush, therefore it’s not important to give them fertilizer when they don’t have leaves.

continental : Let's grow the the Fritillaria meleagris where it can enjoy as many hours as possible of direct sunlight.
These plants can be located in the garden during the whole year; they can stand minimum temperatures many degrees below zero.

alpine : Plant which needs to be exposed to direct sunrays.
Autumn climate usually isn’t very harsh, in any case these plants can even bear very prolonged freezing, therefore they can be grown in the garden during any season.

mediterranean : Locate the the in a sunny place, where it can receive direct solar rays for at least a few hours a day.
These plants can stand the cold and can also stand very harsh minimum temperatures.

continental : Water regularly, every 1-2 weeks with 15-16 glasses of water, wetting the ground deeply, but waiting for the substratum to dry completely between an irrigation and another one; avoid stagnant water.

alpine : When the ground is thoroughly dry, we should water regularly but without exceeding, usually using 14-15 glasses of water. Keeping the dampness of the ground under control let’s water every 2-3 weeks.

mediterranean : The Fritillaria meleagris doesn’t request too much watering; we should act with 16-17 glasses of water only when the soil is very dry, every 0-1 weeks, avoiding immoderation.

Adversity Fritillaria meleagris : When the climate is still not too harsh we should apply a wide range fungal treatment, vaporizing the fungicide even on the soil on the feet of the plants. Let’s remember to collect and destroy the leaves of the plants affected by black spot disease or by leaf curl disease.