Kaiser's crown, Fritillaria imperialis, the crown imperial, imperial fritillary or , is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to a wide stretch from the Anatolian plateau of Turkey, Iraq and Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India and the Himalayan foothills. It is also widely cultivated as an ornamental and reportedly naturalized in Austria, Sicily, and Washington State, USA. The common names and also the epithet "imperialis", literally "of the emperor", refer to the large circle of golden flowers, reminiscent of an emperor's crown

Kaiser's Crown is a beautiful plant native to a wide stretch from Anatolia across the plateau of Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Himalayan foothills. In India, it is found in the Kashmir valley. It is one of the earliest plants to be cultivated. It grows to about 3 feet tall, and bears lance shaped, glossy leaves, at intervals along the stem. It bears a prominent whorl of 3-5 downward facing flowers at the top of the stem, topped by a 'crown' of small leaves, hence the name. While the wild form is usually orange-red, various colors are found in cultivation, ranging from nearly a true scarlet through oranges to yellow. Flowering is accompanied by a distinctly foxy odor that repels mice, moles, and other rodents. Flowering: April-June.

Traditional uses: Fritillaria imperialis were used traditionally for the treatment of sore throat, cough, asthma, bronchitis, scrofula, gland tumor, dysuria and haemoptysis. It possessed anticholinergic, cardiovascular, anticancer, insecticidal, platelet aggregation inhibition and many other pharmacological effects