Fritillaria messanensis ssp gracilis Perovskia In gardens

In gardens

While Thalictrum 'Black Stockings' is very easy to grow under most garden conditions

Aucuba japonica 'Shugetsu' (translated as 'New Year') is one of the most unusual Japanese aucuba selections we've grown

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Fritillaria messanensis ssp gracilis Perovskia In gardensWe'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.