Fritillaries are remarkable plants. This plant genus has over 130 known species found growing in temperate regions worldwide, mostly in Europe and Asia, although there are 20 species native to North America. One easily recognizable species is the imperial fritillary, Fritillaria imperialis.
Native to the Anatolian plateau, this architectural fritillary is found growing in the wild across much of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, even reaching so far as the foothills of the Himalayas. With large orange or yellow crown-like flowers, it is hard not to be drawn in by this majestic plant.
