Called Fritillaria delavayi, it grows three to five bright green leaves and a short stem; once a year, it produces a bright, tulip-shaped, yellow-hued flower. But that eye-catching yellow flower ...

By Cara Giaimo Climb for long enough in the Hengduan Mountains near Yulong, China, and you’ll probably spot Fritillaria delavayi. The small, charming plants have elegant green leaves and bell ...

Can you see the plant in this picture? This small brown Fritillaria delavayi has evolved camouflage in response to heavy harvesting by humans. The more closely the plant mimics its environment ...

David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Fritillaria delavayi is a perennial herb with 3 or 5 leaves - varying in color from grey to brown to green - closely arranged along ...

For thousands of years, the dainty Fritillaria delavayi has grown slowly on the rocky slopes of the Hengduan mountains in China, producing a bright green flower after its fifth year. The conspicuous ...

New research from the University of Exeter examines the case of Fritillaria delavayi, an alpine member of the lily family. This plant is used in some branches of Chinese medicine. But it’s ...

Fritillaria delavayi plants live on rocky slopes in China's Hengduan mountain and have been used in eastern medicines for more than 2,000 years but harvesting has recently increased, the study's ...

Humans have a great impact on the natural world, such as extinct plants 500 times faster than the natural world, but cases of 'plants whose body color has changed' that have rapidly evolved due to ...

Scientists found that Fritillaria delavayi plants, which live on rocky slopes of China's Hengduan mountains, match their backgrounds most closely in areas where they are heavily harvested. This ...

Knowing when to plant fritillaria bulbs is a must, especially if you want to create a garden bursting with blooms this spring. Thankfully, the answer to 'when to plant fritillaria bulbs' is very ...