Is Crown Imperial deer resistant?
Fritillaria imperialis
About Crown Imperial
Tall orange bells under a topknot of leaves. The bulbs smell strongly of fox, which is why nothing digs them up and why you plant them away from the path.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Sharp, gritty. Will rot in wet soil
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 12 to 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to Crown Imperial
Other bulbs with the same deer rating.
- Autumn CrocusColchicum sp.Zones 4–8, genus rangeRarely damaged
- BluebellEndymion sp.Zones 4–8, genus rangeRarely damaged
- DaffodilNarcissus spp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Ornamental OnionAllium giganteumZones 4–8Rarely damaged
- Siberian SquillScilla sibericaZones 2–8Rarely damaged
- SnowdropsGalanthus nivalisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
Where Crown Imperial grows
Hardy across most of these 49 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Crown Imperial
- Is Crown Imperial deer resistant?
- Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Crown Imperial grow in?
- Crown Imperial is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Crown Imperial grow in shade?
- No. Crown Imperial wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Crown Imperial get?
- Mature height is roughly 36–48 in. Growth rate is moderate.