This is Lilium martagon, one of the most popular Lilium. This perennial is also called Turk's Cap Lily. It is is native to parts of Europe and can reach 2-3 feet tall. It blooms in late Spring to mid-Summer. The flowers are purple, pendulous and sometimes nearly 20 on a stem. The bloom size is up to 2 inches. The flowers are hermaphrodite, they have both male and female organs. Deciduous foliage medium-green and narrow leaves. The foliage size up to 6 inches. Hardiness Zones 3-7, (-37 C/-35 F, -15 C/5 F) in Winter. Use a well drained soil, rich in organic matter with a soil pH slightly acidic to neutral. Water regularly; do not overwater and do not allow the soil to dry out. It grows very nicely in part shade. Manitoba Morning. The recurved tips of these speckled Turkscap flowers -- yellow-orange with purple spots -- are rosy pink. A hard-to-find Martagon variety bred by Canadian Lily hybridizer Eugene Fox. In our gardens, plants really hit their stride in their second year. Measurements are approximate.
