One packet of 100 or more seeds

We grow our Fritillaria meleagris (Snake's Head Fritillary, Checkered Lily, Guinea Hen Flower) in a moist, cool, lightly shaded bed (on the north side of a board fence). The soil is mainly organic matter -- peat, garden compost, leaf mould, and rotted manure -- with a little sand mixed in for better drainage. The soil stays moist and somewhat spongy and springy, and it drains quickly after snow-melt or heavy rain.

Our seeds are collected in 2022 and 2021 from the plants shown, growing in our garden in Edmonton, Canada -- zone 3 (to -35C). Colours are white with green and burgundy-brown.

We have tested the seeds. After 6 weeks moist-packed in the refrigerator, almost all seeds have produced a visible embryo. See the fourth (early July) and fifth (late August) photos. The embryo is the line extending from the bottom point up into the seed. Seeds require a wet-cold period (stratification). Scatter them on the ground in summer or autumn; or refrigerate them in a container with moistened paper for 6-12 weeks and then sow in pots, indoors or outdoors in early spring. After the foliage dies in summer, move the tiny bulbs into the garden. Many bulbs will be large enough to produce a flower after two years, and then they will begin to multiply.

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A Note on Shipping

Orders are shipped from Canada via standard letter-mail.

We ship the day we receive your order, or the next business day.

Canada Post's published delivery standards: 2 to 4 business days to addresses within Canada; 4 to 7 business days to addresses outside Canada. Actual delivery times are often a few days longer.

A Note on Combined Shipping

Additional seed items ship free.

Prices are in Canadian currency. Items priced in different currencies (US and Canada) cannot be combined on the same invoice.

If you buy more than one item in the same day, and you pay for them separately, in different currencies or in the same currency, we will ship the items together.

If your order includes a "free shipping" item and an item with a shipping fee, we will refund the shipping fee.

A Note on International Orders

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