Dereila Nature Inn Home > Wildflower Garden > Wildflower of the Month | June 2008 - Snake's Head   Snake's Head, Fritillaria meleagris Snake's Head has a checkered reddish-brown and purplish colour with blotches of white.  It has a very distinctive bell-shaped flower which, from some angles, looks a bit like a snake's head.  It grows up to 40 cm high and enjoys growing in grasslands. It can be found in altitudes up to 800 metres. The small bulbs contain poisonous alkaloids.   | « May 2008 | July 2008 » | Wildflower of the Month Archives | Dereila Nature Inn Home > Wildflower Garden > Wildflower of the Month top

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