Checker Lily Bulbs (Frittilaria affinis) - (10-Ct.)

Also known as chocolate lily or rice root, this is a sublime, but challenging to grow plant of Northwestern prairies, oak savannahs, and shore pine scrublands near the coast.

From an edible, lumpy bulb that resembles a mass of rice grains, checker lily briefly appears in the spring (roughly the same time as camas) to produce exotic-looking, nodding brown/purple flowers that are dabbed with flecks of yellow or green. By mid-summer the flowers dry up, leaving beautiful large brown seed capsules that eventually split and spill their multitudes of flat brown seeds onto the surrounding ground.

Available in units of 10 medium-sized 3-6 year old bulbs.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to phytosanitary restrictions, we are unable to ship bulbs to Canada.