Fritillaria is a perennial herb. Its bulbs are used in medicine. Named for its shape, the Notes on Materia Medica says: "It looks like a gathering of shellfish", hence the name Fritillaria, which can relieve cough, eliminate phlegm, clear heat and dissipate stagnation. Alias: diligent mother, bitter vegetable, bitter flower, empty grass, solid medicine.
Perennial herb with conical bulbs and erect stems. The height of Fritillaria is 15- 1000px. Leaves 2-3 pairs, usually opposite, a few scattered or whorled in the middle, lanceolate to linear, apex slightly curled or not curled, sessile. Flowers are solitary, bell-shaped, pendulous, and each flower has three long and narrow leaflike bracts, with the apex slightly bent into a hook shape. Tepals 6, usually purple, less yellow-green, with purple spots or small squares, and nectary nests are obviously prominent in the north; Capsule with 6 longitudinal wings. The flowering period is May-July, and the fruiting period is 8-65438+1October. Fritillaria Fritillaria likes cold and humid environmental conditions, and it is better to plant Fritillaria in sandy loam with good drainage, deep and loose soil layer and rich humus.