CHOCOLATE LILY

Class: Fritillaria lanceolata

Family: LILY FAMILY

Sub Family: Liliaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Checker Lily, Mission Bells, Rice-root

Colour: Chocolate brown, mottled with greenish-yellow

Height: 20-50 cm (8-20")

Each Flower: 2.5 cm (1") across; deep bell-shaped with 6 oblong, chocolate-coloured tepals mottled with greenish-yellow; 6 stamens with yellow anthers and shorter than tepals, hang clustered in middle together with longer style; behind nodding flower is a long, narrow pointed bract or spathe

Leaves: Narrow lance shaped, 5-15 cm (2-6") long and 3 mm-2 cm (1/8-3/4") broad and often in 1 or 2 whorls up stem or may be scattered

Stems: Round, green, rigid, smooth and reddish below

Blooming Period: April - June

Habitat: Damp, open, grassy banks, and meadows

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