checkerboard flower
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The checkerboard is one of the lily family, their Latin specialty is Fritillaria meleagris. The Latin specification refers to the guinea fowl that has a similarly prominent stain structure on its plumage as the checkerboard flower in its large, down-hanging flowers. In fact, this name fits better than the comparison with a chess board, which is widespread in German-speaking countries, because the flowers have a much more irregular mottling than that of a chessboard. All species of this flower form the distinctive pattern, this also applies to the rare, completely white variant, which still has to show in basic features the pattern of the main species. The checkerboard flower is not originally native to Central Europe and is still rare to find in our latitudes as a forest and meadow flower, their home is the Mediterranean with its humid and warmer climate. Over the centuries, however, some species have slowly spread northwards, so they can occasionally be found here. For this reason, the checkerboard in this country is considered particularly endangered, she received attention in 1993 as the flower of the year. In the floristic area, the checkerboard flower is valued as a pure ornamental flower, which thrives mainly on the balcony or on terraces and thrills numerous flower lovers here with its striking and colorful pattern.
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