Fritillaria persica is a Middle Eastern species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to southern Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus and Israel.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria persicaPacific Bulb Society, Fritillaria Two It is widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in the Lazio region of Italy.Altervista Flora Italiana, Meleagride persiana, Fritillaria persica L. It is the sole species in Fritillaria subgenus Theresia.
The Latin specific epithet persica means "Persian", referring to the modern country of Iran.
Fritillaria persica is a robust bulbous perennial growing tall. Each plant may bear up to 30, conical, narrow, bell-shaped flowers, up to long, ranging in colour from deep purple to greenish brown."Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 384. Könemann, 2004.
A plant commonly found in cultivation outside its range is the cultivar 'Adiyaman', which is taller and more free-flowering than populations of the species inside its native range. This cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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