Crown imperial fritillary is the birthday flower of Aries.
Crown imperial fritillary, scientific name: Fritillaria imperialis, also known as crown imperial, the flowers grow at the top of the terminal peduncle or beneath the whorl of leaves at the tip of the stem. It is distributed in northern India, Afghanistan, Sudan and Iran.
Crown imperial fritillary
It has a tunicated bulb, up to 15cm in diameter. It has several scales. The stem is 60-120cm tall and leafy. The plant has a skunk-like odor. The leaves are alternate, lanceolate, 15cm long. There are 6 tepals, free, red-orange, pendulous, mostly whorled at the top of the terminal peduncle, beneath the whorl of leaves at the tip of the stem. There are horticultural varieties with yellow flowers, large orange-red flowers, large bright red flowers, and sulfur-yellow flowers. The flowering period is May-June.
Crown imperial fritillary
It prefers a cool and mild climate, and well-drained sandy loam. In winter the aboveground part withers, and the underground bulb needs protection to overwinter. It can bloom for several consecutive years. In hot summer regions, the underground bulb has difficulty surviving the summer, so it is best to dig it up and store it at low temperature, then replant it in autumn.
Landscape use:
Suitable as a border material, it has a long history of cultivation in Western Europe.
Medicinal effects:
Research has found that its water extract has an analgesic effect.
Although the flower color of the yellow crown imperial is mainly yellow or red, when the two colors mix, the petals look like the pattern of a Western chessboard. As long as five or six of these flowers bloom in a flowerbed, it is very beautiful, so the flower language of the yellow crown imperial is - gorgeous.
People of Aries are always full of vitality; they love freedom, are generous and sincere, brave and straightforward. Anyone born under the blessing of this flower possesses dazzling talent. But if you do not keep working hard while at your peak, in the end you will still fall back to the bottom. Therefore, when you meet someone who can inspire your talent, cherish them especially!