Lilium martagon (Turk's Cap Lily, Martagon Lily)

Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Europe, Mongolia, Korea
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun

Attributes: Deciduous, 3' - 4' tall. Purple - pinkish with dark red-purple spotting. A mature plant can have between 20 and 50 flowers.

Notes: Hybridized with Lilium hansonii in the late 1800s by Mrs RO Backhouse in England. Can take a couple of years to establish but is a very strong and long lived perennial.