Let Fritillaria ‘Red Beauty’ fill your flowerbeds with spicy spring colour! There’s no doubt that crown imperials have a fearless enthusiasm, rocketing skywards in spring to form impressively large and exotic-looking plants with the minimum of fuss. Chunky, strong, purple stems are topped with a generous cluster of fiery red lamp-like pendulous blooms, on top of which is a fancy forelock of zesty green leaves. Fritillaria imperialis ‘Red Beauty’ is flamboyant, classy and fascinating—it’s amazing to think that a plant like this can burst out of one easy-to-grow bulb!

Whilst Fritillaria ‘Red Beauty’ does look a quite tropical, it is hardy and the bulbs will be perfectly fine tucked up in the soil outdoors over winter. Their outlandish appearance rarely fails to impress—flowering around March/April, Fritillaria imperialis are without a doubt among the most high-impact spring bulbs. Being tall, they’ll tower over surrounding tulips, hyacinths and daffodils, adding another dimension to your planting scheme.