RANDOM FLOWER homage to snakes head

homage to the beautiful FRITILLARIA snake's head
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The snakes head thrives in wet soggy soil and especially in rock gardens.
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Monty Don reports their love of wet meadows is shown behind Oxfords Universitys Magdalaen College.
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A main pollinator is the Queen Wasp.
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Fritillaria
Bulbs of the Lily family, some of which are valuable, such as the Crown Imperial, being stately, others such as the F. recurva, being delicate and pretty, but most have dull-tinted curiously interesting flowers.
The snakeshead (Fritillaria Meleagris) is an elegant native species, of which there are numerous varieties. It is 9 18 inches high and in early summer bears a solitary drooping flower, beautifully tessellated with purple or purplish maroon on a pale ground. The chief varieties are the white (alba),which has scarcely any dark markings; nigra, a deep purplish black; pallid, light purple; angustifolia, with long narrow leaves; major, with flowers larger than the type; praecox which flowers about a week earlier than the other forms; flavida, yellowish and the rare double form.
All forms of this beautiful plant can be used with excellent effect. It grows freely in grass not mown early, and is therefore admirable for the wild garden. Its various forms are among the most beautiful inhabitants of the hardy bulb garden, and tufts of the white flowered variety are among the most graceful plants in cottage gardens.
Reference: Robinson, W. (1898) 6th Edn. The English Flower Garden.
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The bulb goes dormant in summer and in spring grows fast from just below the surface.
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The aroma of the Fritillarias is compared to fox and tomcat - but their beauty compensates for the smell.
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Folk names for the snakes head include deadmans bell and toads head
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[bigbeninjax]

Hey, Random Randy! Good to see you back in these circles (and rectangles). Do I detect some new software???

[RANDOMATNESS]

you sure do

[pickwick8080]

Folk names for the snakes head include deadmans bell and toads head

[RANDOMATNESS]

thank you for fascinating facts - now copied into info box - Randy

[roadbikegarden]

How excellent to see you back.

Lovely video.

Have sent you a passage from my precious copy of Robinson, W. (1898) 6th Edn. English Flower Garden.

J.x.

[RANDOMATNESS]

@roadbikegarden - thank you for extract - copied to more info - Randy

[qualqui]

It is always a GREAT PLEASURE to know of a new plant, flower, tree, etc.,...there's obviously no limit to the biodiversity of this BEAUTIFUL BLUE PLANET,....thanx Randy for the AWESOME share, can't send ya any stars, YT took them away but i can send ya my green thumbs up! = )

[oceanofmusic]

Brilliant, as always! 5*

Thank you Randy.

[thegasworks]

I love fritillaria and grow them but some certainly stink to high heaven Randy. Great video. ~ Frances

[igana22]

Very good video... beautiful song..!

Thank you - greetings.. :)

[ay76]

That's some very fancy editing there, cool.

[tps607]

Randy,this is a really good video! *****

[Tadek59]

Amazing video and excellent song !

5*****

[SELVOMANIACLUBE]

Muito bom, parabéns!