Snakeshead fitillary ( Fritillaria meleagris) is a plant of damp grasslands and river flood meadows up to 800m altitidue. It is widespread in Europe with some spectacular sites in the UK and in floodplains in continental Europe. It has numerous common names including 'leper lily' for the resemblance to the cup once carried by lepers. mekleagris means spotted like a guinea fowl . Garden origin, Umbria,, Italy Mar 20102