Fritillaria Meleagris 'Checkered Lily'

[bkoopers]

Fritillaria Meleagris 'Checkered Lily' (close-up) (from my garden, May 4, 2014). This fritillaria has slender, silvery-green foliage and has nodding, bell-shaped, checkered flowers. These are also called Guinea Hen flowers because the flower markings are much like the feather patterns on some breeds of guinea fowl.

 

[claudine]

It's so pretty! Thank you for posting this picture. I think I saw a flower like this in my aunt's garden, but I'm not sure.