The checkerboard flower impresses with its impressive flower pattern, which is reminiscent of a chessboard. The bulbous plant, which was voted Flower of the Year in 1993, has very specific requirements when it comes to location and soil. Only when these are met will it establish itself well in the home garden and develop dense carpets of flowers together.
Chessboard flowers like to grow on wild meadows
demands on the location
Checkerboard flowers occur wild on unshaded wet meadows in nature reserves. Therefore, plant the pretty checkered flower in your garden at home in a full sun to partially shaded place. The soil should be evenly moist all year round, sandy-loamy and not too rich in nutrients. Even if the bulbous plant has drawn in its leaves in the summer months, the soil must never dry out completely.
tips
The dainty, about thirty centimeters high chess flower is particularly beautiful in areas with little vegetation. For example, a sparsely planted area of the garden pond is ideal.