I believe that names do affect how people perceive the world. Would you be inclined to pet a dog named Killer? Would you allow your daughter to date a guy named Destroyer? Checkered lily is a ...

One of the most notable varieties, the Fritillaria meleagris (also known as the snake’s head fritillary, chess flower, or ...

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the snake’s head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris). “Brilliant value,” he said, admiring a potful of dusky purple and white bell-shaped flowers, each one decorated with that distinctive ...

Fritillaria meleagris' chequered colours stand out in the spring garden. Photo / Meg Liptrot I was like a kid in a candy store with all the bright, inviting colours of Easter bulbs at the garden ...

- Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ...