martagon lily
Turk's cap lily
lilium martagon latin

The undergrowth below the trees is dominated by Perlgras and Martagon lilies.

Later he planted the drifts of snowdrops and martagon lilies in the wild garden and the woods.

The wildflowers in the park's high meadows include wild pansies, gentians, martagon lilies, and alpenroses.

MARTAGON lilies are hardy, graceful ornamental plants with only one big problem: most people have never heard of them.

Depending on the species or hybrid, martagon lilies flower in shades of white, pink, peach, purple or dark red, often with a sprinkling of small dark speckles.

Some time later, perhaps on the following day, he arrives, they lock arms, walk to the gardens, stroll by the groupings of tulips, roses, martagon lilies, alpine columbines, sit on a white cedar bench for an unmeasurable time.

It was marvellous to be climbing with a cool breeze at our backs and cloud-flecked blue sky above, stopping as the fancy took us to look at the delicate trumpet-heads of jonquils growing on a mossy bank, the heavy buds of yet-unopened martagon lilies, big purple ants chewing lacy patterns in the edge of ilex leaves.

Sometimes called Turk's cap lilies, martagons are distinguished by reflexed petals that curl back from the center of the blossom.

With cold weather on the way, most nurseries start discounting their excess inventory, from overstocked foxgloves to leftover buddleia - not to mention the unsold Turk's Cap lilies and droopy gingers.

On the grass level a small population of Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon) is present.

Martagon or Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon)