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First in Garden Lilies... Since 1978L. Martagon - Species (Wild) Lily
Lily Bulb Description
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The best known of the European natives, Lilium martagon and its variants have the greatest range of any species. Preferring calcareous soils (sweet), Lilium martagon can find a home in every garden provided some lime is added yearly to the soil. Not liking to be disturbed, it will often refuse to send up a stem the first season after being moved. The Turk's Cap flowers are small, but as many as 50 or more can appear on the 4 foot stem of a mature, settled bulb. Carrying a light "wild flower" scent, they do well in shade as well as full sun, of which the latter tends to keep stems from reaching their full potential.
The "Type" or pink form ranges in varying shades of pink, some with spots, others being spot free. From time to time one will come through with HUGE personality spots. 3 to 4 feet normally, we have had them over 5 feet in the garden. June blooming. Fragrant.
More difficult to establish than our Asiatic, Trumpet or Oriental lilies, our Martagon lilies are guaranteed to be healthy and true-to-name, but not for failure to grow. May take an additional season before blooming and conditions need to be more exacting. Martagons pout when they are moved and need to settle back in to their new homes. Provide perfect drainage, rocky soil is fine, and don't over water the bulbs during summer while they are in dormancy. Bulbs resent transplanting and could rot during a cold, wet winter/spring or during the summer, if you add any moisture retentive materials to the soil around the bulb itself. Under no circumstances use peat for L. martagon or its hybrids, but leaf mold and/or compost as a top dressing in the fall is desirable.
Classification: Martagon Hybrid Lily (USDA Zones 3-10, lows to -40° F.)
Stock #8400 - 'L. Martagon species Lily Bulb
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